Posted 10/26/2009
A ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules finishes final preparation in New York, Oct. 21, 2009, before making the 11.000-mile journey to Antarctica in support of the U. S. Antarctica Program. The aircraft and crew are from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing located in Schenectady. (U. S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Willie Gizara)