# @usairforce on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DHEKtp3oGnr
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/27842083-usairforce-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/3f8c3e4305.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-03-11T16:05:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force (@usairforce) — https://gondola.cc/usairforce

## Caption

🎿Stay frosty! ❄️
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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.
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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.
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📸 by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Tuller
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airnationalguard #LC130Hercules #ArticOperations #AvGeek #Artic #MiltaryAviation #NationalGuard

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## Tags

nationalguard, lc130hercules, miltaryaviation, articoperations, avgeek, artic

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