A ski-equipped LC-130 “Skibird” with the 139th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron sits on the Williams Field skiway at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, on Nov. 6, 2017, prior to departing for an IcePod mission. The LC-130 aircraft is deployed to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, New York. This is the 30th season the 109th AW is providing ODF support. ODF is the Department of Defense’s logistical support to the National Science Foundation’s Antarctic Program. ( Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Catharine Sc
A ski-equipped LC-130 “Skibird” with the 139th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron sits on the Williams Field skiway at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, on Nov. 6, 2017, prior to departing for an IcePod mission. The LC-130 aircraft is deployed to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, New York. This is the 30th season the 109th AW is providing ODF support. ODF is the Department of Defense’s logistical support to the National Science Foundation’s Antarctic Program. ( Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Catharine Schmidt)
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