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
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE
State: Mcmurdo Sound
Country: Antarctica (ATA)
Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard Kaminski
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
30/09/1997
Location
McChord Air Force Base
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47.13095, -122.50269
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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