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  • 109th Airlift Wing wraps up Antarctic research support

    STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, New York – The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing wrapped up its 33rd season of supporting U.S. science research in the Antarctic.From November through February, the 73 Airmen and three LC-130 “Skibirds” supported the United States Antarctic research

  • NY ANG completes South Pole mission despite extreme weather

    The harsh, unforgiving and unpredictable weather of Antarctica made a routine mission to the South Pole a little more than an LC-130 “Skibird” crew with the 139th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron had bargained for on Nov. 9, 2017. Despite the extreme cold, minimum visibility and maximum crosswinds,