During the winter season at the South Pole, temperatures often
dip as low as minus 100 F and can paralyze an aircraft's hydraulic
systems, crystallize the fuel and solidify lubricants. However,
freezing temperatures did not deter Joint Task Force-Support Forces
Antarctica Operation Deep Freeze crews and support personnel from
validating the C-17 Globemaster III's polar airdrop capability by
successfully airdropping 22,372 pounds of supplies to the South
Pole Dec. 18.
Airmen from the 'Wolf Pack' returned Dec. 20 after completing an
11-day training exercise for air combat training with Sailors
flying F-18 Hornets at Atsugi Naval Air Facility, Japan. Forty
Airmen from the 8th Operations Group, 8th Maintenance Group and 8th
Logistics Readiness Squadron along with five F-16s were deployed to
the naval installation Dec. 9-20.
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