Operation Deep Freeze 2015
Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James (second to the left) poses for a photo with aircrew from the 139th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron in front of a LC-130 Hercules during her visit with participants of Operation DEEP FREEZE, at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Jan. 25, 2015. DEEP FREEZE involves active duty and Reserve C-17 Globemaster III support from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wa., LC-130 Hercules support from the New York Air National Guard, sealift support from the U.S. Coast Guard and Military Sealift Command, engineering and aviation services from U.S. Navy Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, and cargo handling from the U.S. Navy. Operation DEEP FREEZE 2015 is part of the U.S. Antarctic program, which is managed by the National Science Foundation. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)