A C-17 sits on the ice runway at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Nov. 21, 2011. The C-17 is a part of Operation Deep Freeze which provides airlift support to the National Science Foundation. The NSF manages the United States Antarctic Program. Courtesy photo
United States Air Force
2011
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