Heavy equipment loaded onto C-17 Globemaster III for transport across the AOR
557th Expeditionary RED HORSE Squadron members, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jonathan Moore, far right, cargo movement team member, and Master Sgt. Ricky Johnson, standing next to the excavator, watch closely as Staff Sgt. David Wakeman, airfield operator, operates the backhoe while loading it into a C-17 Globemaster III at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Aug. 7, 2017. The 557th ERHS loaded the 50,000 pound excavator into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft for transportation to an undisclosed location in the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Bradly A. Schneider/Released)