Marine Cpl. Matt Netzel assists Marine Lance Cpl. Justin Wilken in tying down a mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle to a support pallet here Jan. 5. The two Marines are part of a team who operates out of Charleston AFB to assist in preparing M-ATVs for shipment. Corporals Netzel and Wilken are landing support specialists with the 4th Landing Support Battalion. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)(RELEASED)

Staff Sgt. Curtis Priester prepares to move chains so a mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle can be tied down and loaded onto a C-17 here Jan. 5. With each M-ATV weighing approximately 25,000 pounds, technicians exercise extreme care when handling the equipment. Sergeant Priester is an air transportation specialist with the 81st Aerial Port Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)(RELEASED)

A team of Marines prepare to build up a pallet for transporting a mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle here Jan. 5. The M-ATV is the most recent vehicle produced specifically for the terrain of Afghanistan as an improvement on the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, or HMMWV. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)(RELEASED)

Tech. Sgt. Adrian Dailey, center, speaks to a group of Marines from the 4th Landing Support Battalion about new procedures being put into place for vehicle cargo loading here Jan. 5. The 437th Aerial Port Squadron cargo services center began shipping M-ATVs in September and will continue working with the Marines to prepare M-ATV shipments into the spring. Sergeant Dailey is the NCOIC of cargo services. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)(RELEASED)

A mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle is driven onto a Tunner 60K Loader to be prepared for shipment here Jan. 5. The M-ATVs are designed as an improvement on the High Mobility Multipuprose Wheeled Vehicle, or HMMWV. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)(RELEASED)

Cpl. Matt Netzel chains down a mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle to a support pallet here Jan. 5. The M-ATV is a newly designed vehicle which weighs approximately half the weight of an average MRAP vehicle and is 10,000 pounds lighter than the previous low-weight MRAP vehicle. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Katie Gieratz)(RELEASED)