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Crewmen eat aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft after airdropping supplies over McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi More

A New Zealand serviceman packs lemons into a box to be airdropped at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas More

A bulletin board portrays the functions of the 63rd Military Airlift Wing in support of Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas More

New Zealand and US military personnel pack oranges into cartons. The oranges will be airdropped at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE. Behind the men are perishable vegetables to be packed

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas More

Containers, with parachutes attached, are stored in a staging area prior to loading aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft for an airdrop at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas More

Crewmen close the cargo doors of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft after making an airdrop over over McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi More

A member of the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron packs fruit into cartons. The fruit will be airdropped at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas More

Cartons are prepared for an airdrop at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas More

Crewmen push supplies out of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft as an airdrop is made over McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi More

Crewmen push supplies out of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft as an airdrop is made over McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones, CIV, USAF Release Status: Released to Public More

A New Zealand serviceman prepares a carton for an airdrop at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas More

Containers are airdropped from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft over McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi More

A loadmaster checks the extraction equipment that will be used aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft for an airdrop at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas More

Containers, with parachutes attached, are lined up prior to loading aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft for an airdrop at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas More

The interior of a C-141B Starlifter aircraft loaded with containers to be airdropped at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas More

Preparations are made to load containers, with parachutes attached, aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft for an airdrop at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas More

New Zealand maintenance personnel service a C-141B Starlifter aircraft with a cherry picker. The aircraft will be used to airdrop supplies at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas More

A member of the 62nd Aerial Port Squadron prepares a container for an airdrop at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas More

A senior master sergeant prepares containers for perishable vegetables to be airdropped at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Releas More

A C-141B Starlifter aircraft crewman wears a cold weather protective face mask as an airdrop is made over McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Garfield F. Jones Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi More

Passengers depart from a C-141B Starlifter aircraft during the 30th anniversary of Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Williams Field Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public More

Military personnel walk between buildings under severe weather conditions during the 30th anniversary of Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser More

A tractor train travels between McMurdo and Marble Point Stations during the 30th anniversary of Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser More

An LC-130 Hercules aircraft on skis prepares to take off during the 30th anniversary of Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Williams Field Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public More

A view of the entrance to the station taken during the 30th anniversary of Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser More

US Army cargo handlers lash crates to a pallet during the Operation DEEP FREEZE 30th anniversary

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser More

A tracked vehicle operates under severe weather conditions during the 30th anniversary of Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser More

Lieutenant Junior Officer (LTJG) John Breckheimer, navigator aboard an Antarctic Development Squadron 6 (VXE-6) LC-130 Hercules aircraft, uses a sextant to obtain a position fix during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Mike Mckinley Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi More

A forklift is used to load a pallet of supplies aboard an LC-130 Hercules aircraft of Antarctic Development Squadron 6 (VXE-6) at McMurdo Station. The supplies will be delivered to a remote science camp on the continent during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Mike Mckinley Release Status: Release More

Commander (CDR) Rector, left, pilot of an Antarctic Development Squadron 6 (VXE-6) LC-130 Hercules aircraft, studies a chart of Scott Glacier with his copilot, Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Monty Williams, while on a mission during Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Mike Mckinley Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi More

Equipment Operator Construction Apprentice Leon Williams and Equipment Operator 1ST Class Ray Poulin use a measuring device to determine the effects of a C-5B Galaxy aircraft's weight on the ice layer on which it had been parked. The C-5B is at McMurdo Station during Operation DEEP FREEZE '90

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to P More

An aerial view of McMurdo Station during Operation DEEP FREEZE '90

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to P More

An aerial view of McMurdo Station during OPERATION DEEP FREEZE '90

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

Major General Richard Trzaskoma, Commander, 22nd Air Force, presents a picture of one of the first C-5B Galaxy aircraft to land near McMurdo Station to Dr. Peter Wilkniss, Director, Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation. The Galaxy touched down on an ice runway, which is over 10,000 feet long and was scraped from ice over eight feet deep. The aircraft is at the station during Operation DEEP FREEZE '90

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to P More

A cloud of ice particles envelopes the wing of a C-5B Galaxy aircraft as it lands on the ice runway near McMurdo Station during OPERATION DEEP FREEZE '90. The Galaxy is the second such aircraft to land on the runway, which is over 10,000 feet long and was scraped from ice over eight feet deep

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combi More

Cargo is unloaded from a C-5B Galaxy aircraft following its landing on the ice runway near McMurdo Station during Operation DEEP FREEZE '90. The Galaxy is the second such aircraft to land on the runway, which is over 10,000 feet long and was scraped from ice over eight feet deep

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to P More

Members of Detachment 2, 619th Military Airlift Support Squadron, and members of the New Zealand air force load a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter aboard a C-5B Galaxy aircraft for delivery to McMurdo Station during Operation DEEP FREEZE '90. Iroquois helicopters are used by members of the National Science Foundation working at the Station and are flown by United States Navy personnel

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose More

A C-5B Galaxy aircraft, one of two such planes to ever use the ice runway near McMurdo Station, takes off during Operation DEEP FREEZE '90

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose Lopez Jr. Release Status: Released to P More

Members of Detachment 2, 619th Military Airlift Support Squadron, and members of the New Zealand air force load a Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN) aboard a C-5B Galaxy aircraft during Operation DEEP FREEZE '90

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose More

Major General Richard Trzaskoma, Commander, 22nd Air Force, right, converses with Major Robert P. Sevin, Commander, Detachment 2, 619th Military Airlift Support Squadron and Lieutenant Colonel William H. Krechowski, Assistant Director of Operations, 834th Airlift Division, prior to a cargo/personnel delivery by C-5B Galaxy aircraft to McMurdo Station during Operation DEEP FREEZE '90

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: MASTER Sergeant Jose More

Major General (MGEN) John M. Miller (Left), the Air Mobility Command's Military Assistant assigned to Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, is fitted into extreme cold weather gear in Christchurch, New Zealand, prior to flying to McMurdo Base in Antarctica. MGEN Miller is in Christchurch to observe the Air Force's participation in Operation DEEP FREEZE. DEEP FREEZE is a joint military operation of the US Armed Forces and the New Zealand Defense Forces to provide logistic support for the US National Science Foundation's Antarctic Program

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard T. Kaminsky, More

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison, J More

Members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, using a 40K-loader, download a C-5 Galaxy from Travis Air Force Base, California, intended for McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica. The C-5 was suppose to transport personnel and supplies for the National Science Foundation (NSF) during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98, but was cancelled due to bad weather at the South Pole

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison, J More

Members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force load a 463L pallet of supplies on a C-141B Starlifter from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington. The cargo is supplies for the National Science Foundation (NSF) who for five to fifteen months study Antarctic life at frigid South Pole. The airlift of personnel and cargo to Antarctica is known as Operation DEEP FREEZE '98

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison, J More

While loading a 463L pallet onto a C-141B Starlifter during DEEP FREEZE '98, STAFF Sergeant Jerry Cribbs, loadmaster from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, gives the cargo loaders reference guides for their 40k loader. The cargo is supplies for the National Science Foundation (NSF) who for five to fifteen months study Antarctic life at frigid South Pole. The airlift of personnel and cargo to Antarctica is known as Operation DEEP FREEZE '98

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison, J More

A C-141B Starlifter is uploaded with 463L palletized National Science Foundation (NSF) equipment and supplies at Christchurch International Airport, New Zealand during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98. The Starlifter is one of three aircrafts used to transport cargo and personnel from the NSF to McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica, for research of the frigid South Pole

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 Base: Christchurch State: Canterbury Country: New Zealand (NZL) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison, J More

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S More

Major Brad Sherlock, aircraft commander of a C-141B Starlifter from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Washington, is happy to finally be landing on the ice at McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica. Major Sherlock and his crew have been turned around three times and cancelled before takeoff three times due to poor weather conditions on the ice at Antarctica during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98. Deep Freeze is the transportation of cargo and personnel from the National Science Foundation to McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica from Christchurch, New Zealand

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S More

Preparing for takeoff, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mike Whitton, a flight engineer on a C-141B Starlifter from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Washington, checks his fuel load for the mission ahead to Anarctica. SSGT Whitton and the rest of his crew are taking part in Operation DEEP FREEZE '98 by airlifting cargo and personnel from the National Science Foundation to the frigid barriers of the South Pole

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S More

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S More

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S More

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S More

A C-141B Starlifter from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Washington, taxis down an ice runway at 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 National Science Foundation (NSF), doing reserch of Antarctica, from Christchurch, New Zealand, to Antarctica

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S More

A personnel transport awaits the offload of National Science Foundation (NSF) members from a C-141B Starlifter from McChord AFB, Washington, 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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S More

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S More

After living on the "Ice" at McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica for twelve months, members of the National Science Foundation (NSF) are relieved that their transport home has arrived. The NSF members will be travelling back to Christhurch, New Zealand, via a C-141B Starlifter from McChord AFB, Washington, during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98. A C-130 Hercules with skis rests in the background

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S More

Awaiting their first touch of the South Pole's ice, SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Dave Stutts (left) and STAFF Sergeant Shawn Hewett, both from the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Washington, are dawned in their extreme cold weather ensemble. Both airmen are taking part in Operation DEEP FREEZE '98, the airlift of personnel and cargo from the National Science Foundation (NSF) at Christchurch, New Zealand, to McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S More

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S More

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

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S More

Shot of the first C-141C Starlifter aircraft from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, California, to land on the ice at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, in support of Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael Du, USAF Release Status: Rel More

Shot of the first C-141C Starlifter aircraft from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, California, to land on the ice at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, in support of Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael Du, USAF Release Status: Rel More

Shot of the first C-141C Starlifter aircraft from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, California, to land on the ice at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, in support of Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael Du, USAF Release Status: Rel More

Co-pilot, US Air Force Major Wayne Christensen prepares his C-141 Starlifter aircraft 67-0015 from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, California, for flight from McMurdo Station, Antarctica, to Christchurch, New Zealand, in support of Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael Du, USAF Release Status: Rel More

Shot of the first C-141C Starlifter aircraft from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, California, to land on the ice at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, in support of Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael Du, USAF Release Status: Rel More

Tail shot of the first C-141C Starlifter aircraft from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, California, to land on the ice at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, in support of Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael Du, USAF Release Status: Rel More

Head on shot of the first C-141C Starlifter aircraft from the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, March Air Reserve Base, California, to land on the ice at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, in support of Operation DEEP FREEZE

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Michael Du, USAF Release Status: Rel More