# @usairforce on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DTDcBYVE5aJ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38479744-usairforce-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/52efa6481e.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-01-03T15:34:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** U.S. Air Force (@usairforce) — https://gondola.cc/usairforce

## Caption

❄️✈️ Mission: Antarctica

From Stratton to the South Pole, Airmen of the 109th Airlift Wing continue to push the boundaries of air mobility in support of science and discovery.

Operating the world’s only ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules aircraft, our Airmen deliver vital personnel, fuel and cargo across the ice, enabling year-round research at remote stations like McMurdo and the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station as part of Operation Deep Freeze.

Air National Guard 📸 by Tech. Sgt. Gabriel Enders

#AirForce #109thAirliftWing #OperationDeepFreeze #GlobalReach #Antarctica #Avgeek #Aviation

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## Tags

antarctica, globalreach, 109thairliftwing, airforce, operationdeepfreeze, aviation, avgeek

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