March 18, 2020 LC-130 Hercules heads home to New York Guard base After being deployed 80 or more days and spending 14 days getting the LC-130 Hercules ready, the Airmen assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing, Stratton Air National Guard Base, New York, departed from here to return to their home unit.
Nov. 8, 2019 109th Airlift Wing supports U.S. Antarctic Program Pacific Air Forces operates on a 24-hour basis to provide complete joint operational and logistic support for the National Science Foundation-managed U.S. Antarctic Program (USAP). Operation DEEP FREEZE is the U.S. military’s contribution to the civilian-managed USAP.
Sept. 10, 2019 Joint task force kicks off 64th year of DoD Antarctic mission support A U.S. Air Force Globemaster III, assigned to the 304th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., landed at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Aug. 31, 2019.
Sept. 26, 2018 Rapid Antarctic airlift saves lives Just after completing the final flight of the Southern hemisphere winter Antarctic season, the 304th Expeditionary Air Squadron (EAS) was alerted there was a medical emergency at the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) McMurdo Station Aug. 25.