Major General Richard Trzaskoma, Commander, 22nd Air Force, presents a picture of one of the first C-5B Galaxy aircraft to land near McMurdo Station to Dr. Peter Wilkniss, Director, Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation. The Galaxy touched down on an ice runway, which is over 10,000 feet long and was scraped from ice over eight feet deep. The aircraft is at the station during Operation DEEP FREEZE '90. Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '90 Country: Antarctica (ATA)

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