Col. John "Red" Millander, 437th Airlift Wing commander, Charleston AFB, S.C., greets Defense Secreatry Robert Gates, upon his arrival to Charleston AFB, Jan. 18. The secretary viewed the loading procedures of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles on a C-17 aircraft, and he also toured the integration, testing and installation of advanced electronic systems on the MRAP vehicles at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katie Gieratz)

Col. John "Red" Millander, 437th Airlift Wing commander, Charleston AFB, S.C., salutes Defense Secreatry Robert Gates upon his arrival to Charleston AFB, Jan. 18. The secretary viewed the loading procedures of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles on a C-17 aircraft, and he also toured the integration, testing and installation of advanced electronic systems on the MRAP vehicles at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Pilch)

Col. John "Red" Millander, 437th Airlift Wing commander, Charleston AFB, S.C., greets a member of Defesne Secreatry Robert Gates's staff as he comes of his aircraft and steps onto the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The secretary viewed the loading procedures of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles on a C-17 aircraft, and he also toured the integration, testing and installation of advanced electronic systems on the MRAP vehicles at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nicholas Pilch)

Col. John "Red" Millander, 437th Airlift Wing commander, Charleston AFB, S.C., explains the loading procedures of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles on C-17 aircraft to Defesne Secreatry Gates on Charleston AFB Jan. 19. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katie Gieratz)

Col. John "Red" Millander, 437th Airlift Wing commander, Charleston AFB, S.C., walks with the Secretary of Defense, The Honorable Robert Gates, on Charleston AFB flightline, Jan. 18. The secretary viewed the loading procedures of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles on a C-17 aircraft, and he also toured the integration, testing and installation of advanced electronic systems on the MRAP vehicles at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katie Gieratz)

Col. John "Red" Millander, 437th Airlift Wing commander, Charleston AFB, S.C., talks with Defense SecreatryRobert Gates, on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. The secretary viewed the loading procedures of the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles on a C-17 aircraft, and he also toured the integration, testing and installation of advanced electronic systems on the MRAP vehicles at the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Charleston, S.C. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katie Gieratz)

Maj. Chad Morris, 437th Aerial Port Squadron, Charleston AFB, S.C., explains the APS role in the loading of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected Vehicles onto a C-17 aircraft to Defesne Secretary Robert Gates, on the Charleston AFB flightline Jan. 18. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katie Gieratz)