LC-130 Skibird on Antarctica - Ski & JATO Rocket Equipped Cargo Aircraft

An LC-130 “Skibird” with the 139th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron returns to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, from an IcePod mission Nov. 7, 2017. The LC-130 is deployed to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, New York. This is the 30th season the 109th AW is providing ODF support. ODF is the Department of Defense’s logistical support to the National Science Foundation’s U.S. Antarctic Program. Click here to Subscribe USA Military Channel: