Operation Deep Freeze

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Lt Col James McGann, 62nd Operations Group, points out the location of the sea ice runway in Antarctica Nov. 12, 2006, where aircrews will land as part of Operation Deep Freeze. U.S. Air Force Photos/ By 1st Lt Erika Yepsen

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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - U.S. and Royal New Zealand Air Force Airmen work together to load the McChord C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 13, 2006, for its trip to the ice. They are loading parts of a National Science Foundation telescope that will be constructed at the south pole. U.S. Air Force Photo/ By 1st Lt Erika Yepsen

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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - U.S. and Royal New Zealand Air Force Airmen work together to load the McChord C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 13, 2006, for its trip to the ice. They are loading parts of a National Science Foundation telescope that will be constructed at the south pole. U.S. Air Force Photo/ By 1st Lt Erika Yepsen

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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Senior Airman Kory Williams, 8th Airlift Squadron, checks the height of a forklift pallet being loaded onto a McChord C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 14, 2006, before it takes off for the ice. U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Erika Yepsen

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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - A sticker on one of the cargo boxes warns National Science Foundation personnel to bring the box indoors quickly before its contents freeze in the Antarctic climate. The temperature averaged five degrees below zero with winds up to 28 mph during this leg of Operation Deep Freeze Nov. 13, 2006. U.S. Air Force Photo/ By 1st Lt Erika Yepsen

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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Equipment and supplies are loaded on a McChord C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 13, 2006, here in preparation for the flight to Antarctica as part of Operation Deep Freeze. U.S. Air Force Photo/ By 1st Lt Erika Yepsen

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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - From left, Staff Sgt. Andrew Johnson, 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and Airman 1st Class David Demarist remove a ceiling panel in the cockpit of a McChord C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 13, 2006, in preparation for its flight to Antarctica. U.S. Air Force Photo/ By 1st Lt Erika Yepsen

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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand - Master Sgt J.D. Bartlemus, 62nd Operations Group, directs a Royal New Zealand Air Force forklift driver as he prepares to off-load pallet seats Nov. 13, 2006, to make room for cargo bound for Antarctica. U.S. Air Force Photo/ By 1st Lt Erika Yepsen

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MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica - From left, Senior Airman Kory Williams, 8th Airlift Squadron, and Senior Master Sgt. David Stutts, 313th Airlift Squadron, assess the C-17 Globemaster III's condition after landing on the ice runway Nov. 14, 2006, here. The McChord jet shuttled supplies, equipment and personnel for Operation Deep Freeze. U.S. Air Force Photo/ By 1st Lt Erika Yepsen

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MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica - Vehicles transport National Science Foundation equipment and supplies off a McChord C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 14, 2006, which landed on the sea ice runway near here. U.S. Air Force Photo/ By 1st Lt Erika Yepsen

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MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica - Cargo is transported from a McChord C-17 Globemaster III to an awaiting LC-130 Hercules operated by the New York Air National Guard Nov. 14, 2006, near here. U.S. Air Force Photo/ By 1st Lt Erika Yepsen

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MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica - Capt. Philip Poeppelman, 8th Airlift Squadron, runs pre-flight checklists Nov. 14, 2006, before departing Christchurch, New Zealand, for Antarctica. U.S. Air Force Photo/ By 1st Lt Erika Yepsen

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MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica - National Science Foundation personnel pass the time during a flight on a McChord C-17 Globemaster III from Christchurch, New Zealand, to Antarctica Nov. 14, 2006. U.S. Air Force Photo/ By 1st Lt Erika Yepsen

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McChord C-17 supports Deep Freeze

Published Feb. 13, 2007

Operation Deep Freeze

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