Members of the National Science Foundation load on to a C-17 Globemaster III for a winter fly-in mission for Operation Deep Freeze Aug. 20 at Christchurch, New Zealand. A C-17 Globemaster III and 31 Airmen from McChord Air Force Base, Wash., are flying in 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)