From Vermont to Antartica (and Back) [Image 2 of 9]

ANTARCTICA

01.18.2020

Courtesy Photo

158th Fighter Wing

Penguins near the McMurdo Station where Maj. Esther Lee, a chaplain assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, worked and lived for two months, supporting the National Science Foundations efforts, Antarctica, January 18, 2020. Various countries maintain research stations in Antarctica, with the U.S. running the McMurdo Station and Amundsen-Scott station, both of which rely on the 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, as the sole source of airlift that delivers personnel and supplies each year through Operation Deep Freeze, a six-month deployment to the arctic. (Courtesy photo)

• Date Taken: 01.18.2020
• Date Posted: 04.11.2020 18:43
• Photo ID: 6169560
• VIRIN: 200118-Z-F3912-0006
• Resolution: 3024x4032
• Size: 5.08 MB
• Location: AQ