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  • An LC-130 is parked on the flightline at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 7, 2020. The crew was supporting Operation DEEP FREEZE. The LC-130 fleet supports a wide range of scientific research on climate change, global warming, ozone depletion, earth history, astronomy and environmental change. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mike Hill/Courtesy Photo)

    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.
  • 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)

    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.
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