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Joint effort key to success in Deep Freeze

A McChord Air Force Base, Wash., C-17 Globemaster III airdrops containerized delivery system bundles to the South Pole. The C-17 is part of 13th Air Force-led Operation Deep Freeze, a unique joint and total force mission that has supported the National Science Foundation and U.S. Antarctic Program since 1955. By validating the C-17's capability to complete airdrop missions at the geographical South Pole, Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica demonstrated its ability to provide mid-winter emergency re-supply and flexible support to the National Science Foundation and U.S. Antarctica Program. (Courtesy photo/B.K. Grant)

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