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STAFF Sergeant Jerry Cribbs, loadmaster for a C-141B Starlifter from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, pins down the rollers after a pallet of cargo is loaded aboard his aircraft. Cribbs and numerous other personnel are taking part in DEEP FREEZE '98, a US Air Force operation airlifting personnel and cargo from the National Science Foundation (NSF) from Christchurch, New Zealand, to McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica

Trying to reach the C-141B Starlifter flight deck after performing post takeoff duties, STAFF Sergeant Mike Whitton, flight engineer for the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Washington, climbs over some of the 136 National Science Foundation (NSF) members on their way to McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98. DEEP FREEZE is an operation in which the US Air Force airlifts personnel and cargo of the NSF, who study the subzero wildlife of Antarctica, from Christchurch, New Zealand, to Antarctica

After landing at McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica, STAFF Sergeant Mike Whitton, a flight engineer for the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, reflects on his first successful mission to the "Ice". Sergeant Whitton and the rest of his C-141B crew are transporting personnel and supplies from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Christchurch, New Zealand, to Antarctica during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98

Members of the National Science Foundation (NSF) offload a C-141B Starlifter from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98. DEEP FREEZE is the airlift of personnel and cargo from the National Science Foundation (NSF) from Christchurch, New Zealand, to McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica

SENIOR AIRMAN Billy Mason, flight engnieer on a C-141B Starlifter from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, goes through his prelanding checklist before landing at McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98. Deep Freeze is the airlift of cargo and personnel from the National Science Foundation to Antarcitca for the study of wildlife and preservation of the world's cleanest and coldest place, the South Pole

Members of the National Science Foundation (NSF) offload a C-141B Starlifter from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Washington, during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98. DEEP FREEZE is the airlift of personnel and cargo from the NSF, Christchurch, New Zealand, to McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica

Major Philip Liberati, USAF, (left,) and Technical Sergeant Jeff Medlin, USAF, both with the 452nd Aircraft Generation Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, California, attach the jack nose pad on a C-141C Starlifter, from March. It was towed into the maintenance hangar in Christchurch, New Zealand after suffering a stress fracture in the landing gear. The landing gear will be repaired and the aircraft can resume its mission, transporting cargo and personnel to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001

Members of the National Science Foundation (NSF) offload a C-141B Starlifter from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Washington, during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98. DEEP FREEZE is the airlift of personnel and cargo from the NSF, Christchurch, New Zealand, to McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica

MASTER Sergeant Lonnie Kimball, a loadmaster with the 730th Airlift Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, California, places dunnage support under the ramp of a C-141C Starlifter from Christchurch, New Zealand. The support will keep the ramp level as loads are passed over it. The aircraft is parked on the Ross Ice Shelf near McMurdo Station in Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001

MASTER Sergeant Dave Stutts, a loadmaster for 15th Air Force, checks out a maintenace problem found during a pre-flight of a C-141B Starlifter from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98. DEEP FREEZE is the airlift of personnel and cargo from the National Science Fondation (NSF) to McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica, from Christchurch, New Zealand

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Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98

Base: Christchurch

State: Canterbury

Country: New Zealand (NZL)

Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison, Jr., USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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09/10/1998
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label_outline Explore Mcmurdo Sound Base, Maintenace, Sra Jerry Morrison

An Air Force KC-10 Extender aircraft refuels a C-141B Starlifter aircraft (as seen from the KC-10) during the return flight from McMurdo Station, Antarctica, to Christchurch, New Zealand. The C-141 has just completed an airdrop during Operation Deep Freeze

Rear view of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft, with contrails, flying toward the setting sun. The aircraft is returning to Christchurch, New Zealand, after a successful airdrop over Antarctica

US Navy Engineman 2nd Class Anthony Bartelli (right) holds an underwater speaker called a "bone phone" to US Navy Hull Technician 1ST Class Patrick Wheeler's head so he can experience the sounds and characteristic of a "pinger locator" prior to his dive. Wheeler (center) and Bartelli are both attached to the submarine tender USS EMORY S. LAND (AS 39) (not shown), and are diving with the Navys salvage and rescue ship USS GRASP (ARS 51) as part of an augmentation crew to support 24-hour diving operations. Boatswains Mate CHIEF Donald Dennis, from Charleston, South Carolina, stationed aboard the USS Grasp, holds the Datasonics "pinger locator" in a tub of water to simulate sound. The Remote ...

A U.S. Air Force crew chief assigned to the 379th

Staff Sgt. Craig Cox makes a final check on a cargo of supplies to be dropped from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft over the South Pole. The drop is a joint U.S./New Zealand operation to resupply both South Pole and McMurdo Stations in Antarctica. The operation is being staged from Det. 2, 619th Military Airlift Support Squadron, at the New Zealand International Airport

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Andres Murtillo

Scientists and VIP's from around the world board a Lockheed C-141C Starlifter from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing based at March Air Reserve Base, in California in support of Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001 at Christchurch, New Zealand. The operation is in support of resupply missions to and from McMurdo station in Antarctica

US Army MIM-104 Patriot Missile M-109 launcher trailers, from Alpha Battery, 1ST Battalion, 1ST Air Defense Artillery, 31st ADA Brigade, Fort Bliss, Texas, are setup to receive launcher canisters, Base Camp McGregor Missile Range. The Patriot missiles will be used for air defense during Exercise ROVING SANDS '97, 18 April 1997.(Duplicate image, see also DD-SD-01-04270 or search 970418-F-6655M-101)

Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Clogston, right, from

Air to air left side view of a C-141B Starlifter, "Spirit of the Inland Empire" from the 63rd Military Airlift Wing, Norton AFB, California flies over the southern California base during a training mission. Exact Date Shot Unknown

AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Robert Taylor, USAF, 305th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), deices the top of a C-141B Starlifter on the flightline at McGuire AFB, New Jersey, after the first snow of the winter season

Airmen download cargo from a C-141B Starlifter at McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98. The cargo is supplies for the National Science Foundation (NSF) who study wildlife and seasonal changes for five to fifteen months while they are on the Antarctic ice

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