Lt. Col. Matthew Johnson, Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica Joint Operations and Plans chief, removes a pin from an LC-130 Hercules on the flightline at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Oct. 31, 2019. The LC-130s are transiting from the Stratton Air National Guard Base in New York to the Joint Operating Area in Christchurch, New Zealand, and finally to the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station in Antarctica. The LC-130s fly to Antarctica in support of the NSF-managed U.S. Antarctic Program, as part of Operation DEEP FREEZE, the U.S. military’s contribution the civilian-managed USAP. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Mikaley Kline)