U.S. Marine Corps M1A1 Abrams tank prepares for up load onto a U.S Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, assigned to the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, for air transport to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom on Dec. 2, 2010. The 816th EAS is deployed to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia from the 4th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Wash.