Air delivery to the South Pole
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/ Published December 20, 2007
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Containerized Delivery System bundles are recovered by a ground crew member at the South Pole. The bundles were airdropped by a McChord C-17 supporting Operation Deep Freeze. The 13th Air Force-led Operation Deep Freeze is a unique joint and total force mission that has supported the National Science Foundation and U.S. Antarctic Program since 1955. By validating the C-17 capability to complete airdrop missions at the Geographical South Pole, Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica demonstrated its ability to provide mid-winter emergency re-supply and flexible support to the National Science Foundation and U.S. Antarctica Program. (Courtesy Photo by Forest Banks, IceCube Project)
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Containerized Delivery System bundles are recovered by a ground crew member at the South Pole. The bundles were airdropped by a McChord C-17 supporting Operation Deep Freeze. The 13th Air Force-led Operation Deep Freeze is a unique joint and total force mission that has supported the National Science Foundation and U.S. Antarctic Program since 1955. By validating the C-17 capability to complete airdrop missions at the Geographical South Pole, Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica demonstrated its ability to provide mid-winter emergency re-supply and flexible support to the National Science Foundation and U.S. Antarctica Program. (Courtesy photo by Forest Banks, IceCube Project)
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A McChord Air Force Base C-17 airdrops Containerized Delivery System bundles to the South Pole. The C-17 is part of 13th Air Force-led Operation Deep Freeze, a unique joint and total force mission that has supported the National Science Foundation and U.S. Antarctic Program since 1955. By validating the C-17 capability to complete airdrop missions at the Geographical South Pole, Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica demonstrated its ability to provide mid-winter emergency re-supply and flexible support to the National Science Foundation and U.S. Antarctica Program. (Courtesy photo by Forest Grant, IceCube Project)
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Containerized Delivery System bundles are recovered by a ground crew member at the South Pole. The bundles were airdropped by a McChord C-17 supporting Operation Deep Freeze. The 13th Air Force-led Operation Deep Freeze is a unique joint and total force mission that has supported the National Science Foundation and U.S. Antarctic Program since 1955. By validating the C-17 capability to complete airdrop missions at the Geographical South Pole, Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica demonstrated its ability to provide mid-winter emergency re-supply and flexible support to the National Science Foundation and U.S. Antarctica Program. (Photo by Forest Banks, IceCube Project)
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Containerized Delivery System bundles drift to the gound at the South Pole. The bundles were airdropped by a McChord C-17 supporting Operation Deep Freeze. The 13th Air Force-led Operation Deep Freeze is a unique joint and total force mission that has supported the National Science Foundation and U.S. Antarctic Program since 1955. By validating the C-17 capability to complete airdrop missions at the Geographical South Pole, Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica demonstrated its ability to provide mid-winter emergency re-supply and flexible support to the National Science Foundation and U.S. Antarctica Program. (Photo by Forest Grant, IceCube Project)