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The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Caution and Warning Panel, emergency cable cutters and a Functional Cargo Block (FGB) / Zarya Operations Data File booklet on FGB / Zarya p More

The National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station, as seen from the summit of Observation Hill, Antarctica. The station was established in December 1955 and is the logistics hub of the U.S. Antarctic Program, w More

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Views of the Caution and Warning Panel, emergency cable cutters and a Functional Cargo Block (FGB) / Zarya Operations Data File booklet on FGB / Zarya p More

A large track vehicle like this one has been validated for transportation on a C-17. Crews from McChord Field, Wash., will carry this 68,000-pound vehicle to McMurdo Station, Antarctica for the National Science More

U.S. Air Force Col. Steven S. Norris, 182nd Medical Group commander, stands at the South Pole during his deployment to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Nov. 21, 2013. The doctor deployed as a flight surgeon in supp More

An LC-130 "Skibird" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scoita, New York, at Camp Raven, Greenland, on June 28, 2016. Aircraft like this supported the National Science Foundation resear More

The aircrew heads out to an LC-130 Hercules that will begin its journey to the South Pole. The LC-130 and crew with the 109th Airlift Wing took off from Stratton Air National Guard Base, Scotia, N.Y., Oct. 17, More

Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Wing prepare a C-17 Globmaster III for Operation Deep Freeze Feb. 7, 2015 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Operation Deep Freeze is the support mission for the National Science Fo More

Airmen and family members with the 109th Airlift Wing attended the first-ever White Ribbon event at Stratton Air National Guard Base, N.Y., on Oct. 3, 2015. The White Ribbon is very similar to the Yellow Ribbon More

An LC-130 'Skibird' from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, N.Y., sits on the ice runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Nov. 9, 2015. A total of seven 109th AW LC-130s are deplo More

An LC-130 "Skibird" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, N.Y., sits on the ice runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Nov. 9, 2015. A total of seven 109th AW LC-130s are deplo More

An LC-130 "Skibird" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, N.Y., sits on the ice runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Nov. 9, 2015. A total of seven 109th AW LC-130s are deplo More

New York Air National Guard Tech. Sgts. Adam Myers (left) and Justin Carkner stand in front of the first pallet they built at the South Pole Station on Jan. 23, 2016. The team from the 109th Airlift Wing was ta More

LC-130 "Skibirds" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scoita, New York, sit on the runway at Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on June 27, 2016. Four LC-130s and about 80 Airmen from the Wing r More

An Airman works on an LC-130 "Skibird" at Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on June 27, 2016. Four LC-130s and about 80 Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, New York, recently com More

U.S. Airmen with the 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard load cargo onto a LC-130 Skibird aircraft shortly before it departed for McMurdo Station, Antarctica for Operation Deep Freeze from Stratton More

Military Sealift Command chartered ship MV Ocean Giant arrives at the ice-pier at McMurdo Station, Antarctica as part of Operation Deep Freeze 2018. The ship was met by members of the Navy Cargo Handling Bat More

A Southern or Antarctic Minke whale prepares to breach alongside the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star in the fast ice channel at McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze, Jan. 29, 2018. Increased ac More

Master Sgt. Charles Workman, a 130th Airlift Wing Electro/Environmental Systems Specialist, walks toward an LC-130 in Antarctica during a 5-week temporary duty assignment. Workman provided electrical maintenanc More

Staff Sgt. John S. Worcester, Communications Navigations and Defensive Systems Technician at the 179th Airlift Wing, works to maintain the LC-130 in support of Operation Deep Freeze Jan. to Feb., 2018, at McMur More

Military Sealift Command-chartered container ship MV Ocean Giant arrived safely at the ice-pier at the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station, Antarctica, and is currently conducting cargo offloads. The More

Military Sealift Command-chartered container ship MV Ocean Giant has successfully completed cargo operations at the ice-pier at the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station, Antarctica. The operation was More

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III is unloaded after returning from one of the last Operation Deep Freeze flights of the 2018-2019 Antarctic research season at the Christchurch International Airport, Christc More

Maintainers assigned to the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron work to ready the U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III for the next Operation Deep Freeze flight Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch, More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Trace Dotson, 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron commander, troubleshoots getting reception on navigation equipment on the final flight of the 2018-2019 Operation Deep Freeze main seas More

U.S. Army Soldiers with the 11th Transportation Battalion drive 12K forklifts during a training event at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 13, 2019. The training was part of a real operation to ship equ More

Airmen assigned to the 189th Maintenance Group performed temporary duty in Antarctica in support of the 109th Airlift Wing and the Department of Defense's Operation Deep Freeze initiative. The crew prepared and More

Military Sealift Command charter ship SLNC Magothy has arrived at McMurdo Station, Antarctica and is conducting cargo offload operations. The operation is part of MSC’s annual resupply mission in support of Op More

Maj. Matthew Armstrong, 62nd Operations Group executive officer, talks about the 62nd Airlift Wing's Operation Deep Freeze mission to Canadian Army Brig. Gen. Jean-Marc Lanthier, I Corps deputy commanding gener More

U.S. Air Force Col. Steven S. Norris, 182nd Medical Group commander, stands with a LC-130 Hercules during his deployment to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Nov. 26, 2013. The doctor deployed as a flight surgeon in More

An LC-130 Hercules with the 109th Airlift Wing takes off from Stratton Air National Guard Base, Scotia, N.Y., Oct. 17, 2014. The aircraft is headed to Antarctica for the wing's 27th year participating in Operat More

Senior Airman Shelby Corny, 10th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, loads seats into a C-17 Globemaster Feb. 7, 2015 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Conry and the C-17 are embarking on Operation Deep Freeze in sup More

Col. Alan Ross, 109th Airlift Wing vice commander, welcomes Airmen and family members to the first-ever White Ribbon event at Stratton Air National Guard Base, N.Y., on Oct. 3, 2015. The White Ribbon is very si More

Lt. Col. Seth Barrows, who will be the 139th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron deployed command upon arrival at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, talks with the media Oct. 16, 2015, about Operation Deep Freeze. An LC-1 More

An LC-130 'Skibird' from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, N.Y., sits on the ice runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Nov. 9, 2015. A total of seven 109th AW LC-130s are deplo More

An LC-130 "Skibird" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, N.Y., sits on the ice runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Nov. 9, 2015. A total of seven 109th AW LC-130s are deplo More

Senior Airman Jon Alderman (left) and Master Sgt. Mike Davis interview an Airman with the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on June 27, 2016. Alderman and Davis are w More

An LC-130 "Skibird" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scoita, New York, sits on the runway at Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on June 27, 2016. Four LC-130s and about 80 Airmen from the Win More

A U.S. Air Force LC-130 Skibird aircraft with the 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard departs for McMurdo Station, Antarctica to participate in Operation Deep Freeze from Stratton Air National Guard More

Master Sgt. Charles Workman, a 130th Airlift Wing Electro/Environmental Systems Specialist, stands at the South Pole in Antarctica during a 5-week temporary duty assignment to Antartica. Workman provided electr More

Staff Sgt. John S. Worcester, Communications Navigations and Defensive Systems Technician at the 179th Airlift Wing, works to maintain the LC-130 in support of Operation Deep Freeze Jan. to Feb., 2018, at McMur More

Military Sealift Command-chartered container ship MV Ocean Giant arrived safely at the ice-pier at the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station, Antarctica, and is currently conducting cargo offloads. The More

Capt. Timothy Arey, civilian master of Military Sealift Command chartered ship MV Ocean Giant and his crew of 19 contracted civilian mariners were awarded the Antarctica Service Medal for their partication in O More

Members assigned to the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron prepare the U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III for the final flight of the 2018-2019 Antarctic research season Christchurch International Airport, C More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Michael Rivera, 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron pilot, communicates with McMurdo Station personnel, during a flight to the Antarctic Feb. 22. The final flight of the 2018-2019 Antarcti More

The last National Science Foundation personnel leaving the Antarctic for four months prepare for the five-hour flight back to Christchurch, New Zealand, Feb. 22. 2019. The ODF seasons run annually from Septembe More

U.S. Army Sgt. Nathalierizza Colibao, a cargo specialist with the 368th Seaport Operations Company, 11th Transportation Battalion, 7th Trans. Brigade, guides a vehicle loaded with cargo into position to be unlo More

Chief Master Sgt. Ron Campeau, 446th Airlift Wing load master, loads cargo into a C-17 Globmaster III for Operation Deep Freeze Feb. 7, 2015 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. Both the C-17 and Chief Campeau ar More

Colleen Casey, 109th Airman and Family Readiness Program manager, speaks to Airmen and family members during the first-ever White Ribbon event at Stratton Air National Guard Base, New York, on Oct. 3, 2015. The More

An LC-130 "Skibird" and aircrew with the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing departed Oct. 16, 2015, from Stratton Air National Guard Base, N.Y., for McMurdo Station, Antarctica. This is the 28th s More

An LC-130 'Skibird' from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, N.Y., sits on the ice runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Nov. 9, 2015. A total of seven 109th AW LC-130s are deplo More

An LC-130 "Skibird" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, N.Y., sits on the ice runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Nov. 9, 2015. A total of seven 109th AW LC-130s are deplo More

Pallets of unneeded equipment wait outside the National Science Foundation's Amundsen-Scott Station at the South Pole in January 2016 after three members of the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing More

An LC-130 "Skibird" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scoita, New York, sits on the runway at Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on June 27, 2016. Four LC-130s and about 80 Airmen from the Win More

U.S. Air Force LC-130 Skibird aircraft with the 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard sit on the ramp shortly before departing to participate in Operation Deep Freeze at Stratton Air National Guard Ba More

Military Sealift Command chartered ships MV Ocean Giant (front right) and MT Maersk Peary (Rear Left) pass each other as they transit into and out of Winter’s Quarters Bay, Antarctica. Both ships delivered nea More

Master Sgt. Charles Workman, a 130th Airlift Wing Electro/Environmental Systems Specialist, poses next to a sign signifying the South Pole Station in Antarctica during a 5-week temporary duty assignment. Workma More

Staff Sgt. John S. Worcester, Communications Navigations and Defensive Systems Technician at the 179th Airlift Wing, works to maintain the LC-130 in support of Operation Deep Freeze Jan. to Feb., 2018, at McMur More

Military Sealift Command-chartered container ship MV Ocean Giant loads one of 450 pieces of retrograde—including station waste and recyclables, that will be returned to Port Hueneme for processing. MV Ocean G More

Lt. Col. Trace Dotson, 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron commander, performs pre-flight checks on the final flight of the 2018-2019 Operation Deep Freeze research-support season Christchurch International Ai More

Cargo is loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III supporting Operation Deep Freeze flights at Christchurch International Airport, Christchurch, New Zealand, Feb. 21 2019. The 2018-2019 Antarctic research season wrapp More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Michael Rivera, 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron pilot, positions a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III to land at Phoenix Runway at McMurdo Station in the Antarctic Feb. 22, 2019. The More

The Iraqi Counter Terrorism Service (CTS), Kut Battalion operators fire M240 Bravo machine guns in preparation for operations in northern Iraq, August 1, 2019. CTS planned and led the operation. The operation c More

U.S. Army Spc. Victor Parrilla, a cargo specialist with the 119th Inland Cargo Transportation Company, 11th Trans. Battalion, 7th Trans. Brigade, guides cargo onto a railcar during training at Joint Base Langle More

Airmen assigned to the 189th Maintenance Group performed temporary duty in Antarctica in support of the 109th Airlift Wing and the Department of Defense's Operation Deep Freeze initiative. The crew prepared and More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District hosted a deer hunt for the Outdoor Dream Foundation (ODF) at Richard B. Russell Lake Oct. 26, 2013. ODF is a non-profit organization based in Anderson, S.C., t More

An LC-130 "Skibird" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scoita, New York, at Camp Raven, Greenland, near the DYE-2 site, on June 28, 2016. Crews with the 109th AW use Camp Raven as a tr More

Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Squadron load cargo into a C-17 Globemaster Feb. 7, 2015 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., in support of Operation Deep Freeze. This mission marks the 575th mission McChord Airmen More

Tom Pillsworth with the American Red Cross speaks to Airmen and family members with the 109th Airlift Wing about services available to them during the first-ever White Ribbon event at Stratton Air National Guar More

An LC-130 "Skibird" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, N.Y., sits on the ice runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Nov. 9, 2015. A total of seven 109th AW LC-130s are deplo More

An LC-130 'Skibird' from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, N.Y., sits on the ice runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Nov. 9, 2015. A total of seven 109th AW LC-130s are deplo More

Pallets of excess and obsolete materials are placed in position outside the National Science Foundation's Amundsen-Scott Station at the South Pole in January 2016. A team of three New York Air National Guard A More

An LC-130 "Skibird" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scoita, New York, sits on the runway at Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on June 27, 2016. Four LC-130s and about 80 Airmen from the Win More

A U.S. Air Force LC-130 Skibird aircraft with the 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard departs for McMurdo Station, Antarctica to participate in Operation Deep Freeze from Stratton Air National Guard More

An LC-130 assigned to the New York Air National Guard lands at McMurdo Station in Antartica Jan. 25, 2018. Service members from the National Guard, Active Duty and Reserves in the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and More

Military Sealift Command chartered ship MT Maersk Peary arrives at the McMurdo Station Ice-Pier in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2018. Peary delivered nearly 5 million gallons of diesel fuel and 500,000 gal More

Staff Sgt. John S. Worcester, Communications Navigations and Defensive Systems Technician at the 179th Airlift Wing, works to maintain the LC-130 in support of Operation Deep Freeze Jan. to Feb., 2018, at McMur More

National Science Foundation personnel vector the C-17 Globemaster III to its parking spot to offload cargo Feb. 22. Pacific Air Forces operates on a 24-hour basis to provide the National Science Foundation comp More

U.S. Army Spc. Jordan Whiteside, a cargo specialist with the 368th Seaport Operations Company, 11th Transportation Battalion, 7th Trans. Brigade, guides a piece of cargo into place on a railcar at Joint Base La More

LC-130 "Skibirds" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scoita, New York, sit on the runway at Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on June 27, 2016. Four LC-130s and 80 Airmen from the Wing recentl More

Airmen from the 62nd Airlift Squadron load cargo into a C-17 Globemaster Feb. 7, 2015 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., in support of Operation Deep Freeze. McChord Airmen have supported the National Science More

Amy Nevells, New York Military One Source Consultant, talks with an Airman with the 109th Airlift Wing who will be deploying in support of Operation Deep Freeze, about services available to him and his family d More

An LC-130 "Skibird" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, N.Y., sits on the ice runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Nov. 9, 2015. A total of seven 109th AW LC-130s are deplo More

An LC-130 'Skibird' from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, N.Y., sits on the ice runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Nov. 9, 2015. A total of seven 109th AW LC-130s are deplo More

LC-130 "Skibirds" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scoita, New York, sit on the runway at Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on June 27, 2016. Four LC-130s and about 80 Airmen from the Wing r More

Crews on the McMurdo Station ice-pier attach hoses and prepare to discharge fuel from the Military Sealift Command chartered ship MT Maersk Peary. Peary delivered nearly 5 million gallons of diesel fuel and 50 More

Staff Sgt. John S. Worcester, Communications Navigations and Defensive Systems Technician at the 179th Airlift Wing, works to maintain the LC-130 in support of Operation Deep Freeze Jan. to Feb., 2018, at McMur More

Air Force Reserve Command’s Lt. Col. Jeff Sparrow, 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Operations director, performs navigation checks during the return flight from McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Feb. 22, 2019. More

William Grimes, 733rd Logistics Readiness Squadron, Transportation section, utility rail branch locomotive engineer, securely connects two railcars at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Nov. 13, 2019. The equ More

Airmen assigned to the 189th Maintenance Group performed temporary duty in Antarctica in support of the 109th Airlift Wing and the Department of Defense's Operation Deep Freeze initiative. The crew prepared and More

Airmen from the 62nd and 446th Airlift Wings load cargo into a C-17 Globemaster Feb. 7, 2015 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., in support of Operation Deep Freeze. Operation Deep Freeze will deliver supplies More

An LC-130 "Skibird" from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, N.Y., sits on the ice runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Nov. 9, 2015. A total of seven 109th AW LC-130s are deplo More

An LC-130 'Skibird' from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, N.Y., sits on the ice runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Nov. 9, 2015. A total of seven 109th AW LC-130s are deplo More

An Airman works on an LC-130 "Skibird" at Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on June 27, 2016. Four LC-130s and about 80 Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, New York, recently com More

Personnel who travel by air to the remote base at McMurdo Station, Antarctica enjoy the accommodations of a C-17 military transport plane.

Staff Sgt. John S. Worcester, Communications Navigations and Defensive Systems Technician at the 179th Airlift Wing, works to maintain the LC-130 in support of Operation Deep Freeze Jan. to Feb., 2018, at McMur More

Air Force Reserve Command’s Lt. Col. Jeff Sparrow, 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron Operations director, performs navigation checks during the return flight from McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Feb. 22, 2019. More

Airmen assigned to the 189th Maintenance Group performed temporary duty in Antarctica in support of the 109th Airlift Wing and the Department of Defense's Operation Deep Freeze initiative. The crew prepared and More

An LC-130 'Skibird' from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, N.Y., sits on the ice runway near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Nov. 9, 2015. A total of seven 109th AW LC-130s are deplo More

Aircrew with the 139th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron fly an LC-130 "Skibird" in support of Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica, Nov. 16, 2015. A total of seven LC-130s are deployed from the New York Air Natio More