Off to the South Pole
Lt. Col. Merrill Murphy and Capt. Erin Montague fly a C-17 Globemaster III back to Christchurch, New Zealand, after a winter fly-in mission for Operation Deep Freeze to Antarctica Aug. 20. A C-17 and 31 Airmen from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., flew an augmentation of scientists, support staff, food and equipment for the U.S. Antarctic Program at McMurdo Station. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)