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U.S. Airmen and Christchurch Airport personnel load supplies to bring to McMurdo Station in support of Operation Deep Freeze at Christchurch, New Zealand, Feb. 8, 2026. Christchurch has served as the primary logistics staging point for the United States Antarctic Program since 1955. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan Sherwood)
260208-F-ZB472-1136.JPG Photo By: Staff Sgt. Ethan Sherwood

Feb 20, 2026
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. - U.S. Airmen and Christchurch Airport personnel load supplies to bring to McMurdo Station in support of Operation Deep Freeze at Christchurch, New Zealand, Feb. 8, 2026. Christchurch has served as the primary logistics staging point for the United States Antarctic Program since 1955. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ethan Sherwood)


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