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November 23rd 2007
Published: November 23rd 2007
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McMurdo Station sits with in the Ross Dependency, and is the largest community in Antarctica (capable of supporting up to 1,258 residents and a science research center operated by the United States through the United States Antarctic Program, a branch of the National Science Foundation. Located at 77°51′S, 166°40′E, McMurdo sits on the southern tip of Ross Island in Antarctica, on the shore... Read Full Entry



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A photo of Mount Erebus from the ice runway. Mount Erebus is a little over 12,000feet tall and is an active volcano.
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Placing tonnage to put loaded pallets on for short term stowage before they are loaded onto planes to be flown to science stations in other Antarctica locations. See C1-30 in the background.
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Looking out the window of my forklift at the sleds we push up behind c-130's and C-17's to unload bulky items.
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Some of the ice runway airfield buildings. Check out the fire department tracked pick-ups in background.
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Karl's corner of his room he shares with 3 other people.
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Looking at a C-130 past the airfield tower.
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Some of the ice runway airfield buildings.
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Two C-130's bask in the early morning sun on the ice runway air field.
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Three of the fork lifts I drive loading and unloading planes at the ice runway.
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NY Air Guard C-130 making low pass over ice runway.
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Two cargo handlers (Sully & Johno) working in condition 1, securing cargo at ice airfield.
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Preparing cargo to be loaded on C-130's at ice runway/airfield. Mountains in background are about 65 miles away.
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Karl in line to load cargo on a C-130 at ice runway/airfield.
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Three planes at ice runway/airfield, McMurdo in background.
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Twin Otter passanger/cargo plane tied down at ice runway/airfield.
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Cargo being loaded on a C-130 at ice runway/airfield.
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Arrival of C-17 on ice runway, McMurdo Antarctica.
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Air Force C-17 having just landed in McMurdo Antarctica on sea ice runway.
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Halloween party McMurdo.
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Halloween party McMurdo.
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Halloween party McMurdo.



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