230204-N-NX070-1107 A C-17A Globemaster III from the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron taxis at Phoenix Field, a compacted snow ice runway at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica (JTF-SFA) oversees the activities of the joint services and provides Department of Defense support to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and United States Antarctic Program (USAP) through Operation Deep Freeze. ( Navy photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist RJ Stratchko)

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Keywords: antarctica, deep, forces, force–support, freeze, joint, operation, task