A C-17 Globemaster III from McChord Field, Wash., sits on the ice June 30, 2011, in Antarctica awaiting a patient for a medical evacuation. A crew of 446th Airlift Wing reservists and 62nd Airlift Wing active-duty Airmen flew the mission using night-vision googles. /Chief Master Sgt. Jim Masura

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