🎿Stay frosty! ❄️ . The New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing landed an LC-130 Hercules on a freshwater lake for the first time in the wing's history during Operation Nanook-Nunalivut, expanding operational capabilities & readiness in the Arctic. . The LC-130s, AKA "Ski Birds," flown by the 109th Airlift Wing are the largest tactical aircraft in the world with the ability to land on snow and ice using skis. . 📸 by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Tuller . . . . . airnationalguard #LC130Hercules #ArticOperations #AvGeek #Artic #MiltaryAviation #NationalGuard