Caption:
Loadmasters install passenger seats on their C-17 Globemaster III for
the upcoming winter fly-in missions to Antarctica at Christchurch New
Zealand Aug. 19, 2007. This C-17 and 31 Airmen from McChord Air Force
Base, Wash., will begin the annual winter fly-in augmentation of
scientists, support personnel, food and equipment for the U.S.
Antarctic Program at McMurdo Station Aug. 20. 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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