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A truck to provide hot air, to warm the C-141 Starlifter assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron (AS), 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington sits in front of the aircraft's nose. The aircraft is being offloaded at the rear. The 8th AS is deployed to support the joint, U.S. Armed Forces and New Zealand Defense Force, military operation which provides logistic support to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Program on Antarctica

C-141 Starlifter assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron (AS), 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington sits on the six foot thick ice runway. A truck that pumps warm air into the aircraft sits next to the nose of the C-141. The 8th AS is deployed to support the joint, U.S. Armed Forces and New Zealand Defense Force, military operation which provides logistic support to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Program on Antarctica

Cargo is offloaded with a front end loader as a truck, which pumps hot air to keep the interior warm, sits along side the C-141 Starlifter assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron (AS), 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington. The plane sits on the six foot thick ice runway at the base after a flight from Christchurch, New Zealand. The 8th AS is deployed to support the joint, U.S. Armed Forces and New Zealand Defense Force, military operation which provides logistic support to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Program on Antarctica

Cargo is offloaded, using a front end loader, from the C-141 Starlifter assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron (AS), 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington. The plane sits on the six foot thick ice runway at the base after a flight from Christchurch, New Zealand. The 8th AS is deployed to support the joint, U.S. Armed Forces and New Zealand Defense Force, military operation which provides logistic support to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Program on Antarctica. SCREEN RESOLUTION ONLY

7th and 8th Airlift Squadron's aircrew members sit at a table during a preflight briefing prior to flying a resupply mission to McMurdo Base, Antarctica. The 62nd Airlift Wing crews and their C-141B Starlifters from McChord Air Force Base, Washington are deployed to support the joint, U.S. Armed Forces and New Zealand Defense Force, military operation which provides logistic support to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Program on Antarctica

On the airport ramp a K-loader is moved into position to load supply cargo pallets into the rear cargo entrance of the McChord Air Force Base, Washington 62nd Airlift Wing's C-141B Starlifter. Royal New Zealand Air Force members assist in the loading of the Antarctic-bound supplies. The 62nd AW men and equipment are participating in the joint, U.S. Armed Forces and New Zealand Defense Force, military operation which provides logistic support to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Program on Antarctica

Vertical of Royal New Zealand Air Force support personnel use K-loaders in tandem to load cargo onto a Lockheed C-141C Starlifter from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, California, in support of Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001 at Christchurch, New Zealand. The operation consists of resupply support missions to and from McMurdo station in Antarctica

The US Navy (USN) RQ-8A Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) System Fire Scout, prepares for the first autonomous landing aboard the US Navy (USN) Austin Class: Amphibious Transport Dock, USS NASHVILLE (LPD 13), while the ship is underway in the Atlantic Ocean. With an on-station endurance of over four hours, the Fire Scout system is capable of continuous operations, providing coverage at 110 nautical miles from the launch site

A flatbed truck with a large steel beam is positioned under the fuselage of a 63rd Military Airlift Wing, Norton Air Force Base, California's C-141 Starlifter. The aircraft was damaged when it ran off the end of the runway at Marine Corp Air Station Iwakuni, Japan. Personnel from Warner Robins Air Force Base's 2955 Combat Logistics Support Squadron are doing the recovery. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A yellow fire truck stands by as the C-141 Starlifter assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron (AS), 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, sitting on the six foot thick ice runway, is offloaded of its cargo. A truck that pumps hot air into the aircraft sits next to the nose of the C-141. The 8th AS is deployed to support the joint, U.S. Armed Forces and New Zealand Defense Force, military operation which provides logistic support to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Program on Antarctica. SCREEN RESOLUTION ONLY

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Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE

State: Mcmurdo Sound

Country: Antarctica (ATA)

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard Kaminski

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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30/09/1997
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McChord Air Force Base ,  47.13095, -122.50269
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