Posted 12/24/2007Supplies airdropped by a McChord Air Force Base, Wash., C-17 Globemaster III land at a drop zone at the South Pole Dec. 18. By validating the C-17 capability to complete airdrop missions at the Geographical South Pole, Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica demonstrated its ability to provide mid-winter emergency re-supply and flexible support to the National Science Foundation and U.S. Antarctica Program. (U.S. Air Force photo)
