NY Air Guard's 109th Airlift Wing begins Antarctic science support

STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y.-- The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing kicked off their annual round of logistics support missions for t for United States Antarctic research by sending five LC-130s on the five-day trip to Antarctica starting on October 17.

The last two aircraft left Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, New York on October 19.

The 109th Airlift Wing flies the largest ski-equipped aircraft in the world, and the wing plays a key role in supporting climate science research and other scientific activities conducted in Antarctica by the National Science Foundation.

The 109th expects to deploy about 366 to the continent, in shifts, during the support season.


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