NY Air Guard Airlifting Arctic Staff to N. Zealand
The New York Air National Guard is capping five months of support on a mission to Antarctica.
Beginning this week, the Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing out of Scotia will use seven of its ski-equipped cargo planes to transport over 1,000 researchers and support staff — and 43 tons of cargo — to New Zealand.
In the past, the U.S. Antarctic Program has used jets for the job, but this year the snow-and-ice-covered runway is too soft to support the weight of the big jets.
The wing has deployed 479 Air National Guard members to Antarctica since the season began in October.
This article appeared in print in edition of Hamodia.
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