An LC-130 "Skibird" from the New York Air National
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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. 25, 2015. The Common Science Support Pod, or IcePod, houses a variety of instruments to measure changes in the Antarctic ice sheet. This year, the IcePod missions are expected to increase from the previous year. This is the 28th season that the unit has participated in Operation Deep Freeze, the military component of the U.S. Antarctic Program, which is managed by the National Science Foundation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Joshua Hicks/Released)
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25/11/2015
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