Caption:
A C-17 Globemaster III is downloaded during the winter fly-in for
Operation Deep Freeze Aug. 20 at Pegasus Runway in Antarctica. A C-17
and 31 Airmen from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., began the annual
winter fly-in augmentation of scientist, support personnel, food and
equipment for the U.S. Antarctic Program at McMurdo Station. WinFly is
the opening of the first flights to McMurdo Station, which closed for
the austral winter in February. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane
A. Cuomo)
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