Icebreaker Steams from Pearl Harbor to Antarctica on Resupply Mission
The Polar Star departed last week from Pearl Harbor for Antarctica to resupply scientists stationed there.
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Last of NY Air Guard Unit Deployed to South Pole Returns Home
The last 19 members of a New York Air National Guard unit supporting scientific research in Antarctica have returned home.
Ice-busting Ship Preps for Trip Amid Push to Replace Fleet
The only U.S. ship capable of breaking through Antarctica's thick ice is getting scrubbed down, fixed up and loaded with good...
Deep Freeze: The Air Force's Vital Mission in Antarctica
The weather conditions are treacherous. But that's to be expected for the Operation Deep Freeze mission in Antarctica.
NY-based Air Guard Unit Rescues Buzz Aldrin from South Pole
The military air crew that evacuated former astronaut Buzz Aldrin from the South Pole is a New York-based National Guard unit...
Deep Freeze: Sailors to Help Resupply Civilian US Antarctic Program
Sailors from Hampton Roads assigned to a cargo-handling unit are preparing for an infrequent and frigid mission: deploying to...
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