230131-N-NX070-2026 An LC-130 which is a ski-equipped Hercules from 139th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron conducts a flyby at Williams 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.

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