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Antarctic Airlift: Operating on Ice

Aerial footage from the cockpit of a C-17 Globemaster III, assigned to the 62d Airlift Wing, of the Antarctic landscape during a flight from Christchurch, New Zealand, to Phoenix Airfield, Antarctica, Oct. 22, 2024. According to the U.S. National Science Foundation, Antarctica's area of 5.4 million square miles makes it 1.5 times the size of the conterminous United States. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Colleen Anthony)

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8th AS Conducts JPADS Training

A U.S. Air Force Airman watches as an advanced cargo delivery parachute system airdrop package guides itself toward the designated drop zone after being airdropped from a C-17 Globemaster III near Yakima, Washington, Dec. 12, 2024. This system increases safety for the aircrew dropping the cargo, reduces a deployed unit’s logistical footprint and decreases the need for other deliveries or convoys to sustain the force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Riddle)

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8th AS Conducts JPADS Training

A U.S. Air Force Airman and Army Soldier watch an airdrop package descend from a C-17 Globemaster III near Yakima, Washington, Dec. 12, 2024. Airmen and Soldiers from JBLM worked together throughout the mission to facilitate a variety of mission functions including cargo preparation, pallet rigging, airdrop functions, cargo recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Riddle)

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8th AS Conducts JPADS Training

U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher Culp-Cano, 8th Airlift Squadron pilot, positions the C-17 Globemaster III for another airdrop pass near Yakima, Washington, Dec. 12, 2024. During the training mission, the aircraft made five passes over the designated drop zone and airdropped multiple dropsondes and self-guiding pallets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Riddle)

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8th AS Conducts JPADS Training

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Adam Bergoo, 8th Airlift Squadron operations director, left, and Capt. Dillon Crawford, 8th AS pilot, read data from the dropsondes during the Joint Precision Airdrop System training mission near Yakima, Washington, Dec. 12, 2024. During the training mission, the aircraft made five passes over the designated drop zone and airdropped multiple dropsondes and self-guiding pallets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Riddle)

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8th AS Conducts JPADS Training

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shane Stoddard, 8th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, prepares a dropsonde for use during the Joint Precision Airdrop System near Yakima, Washington, Dec. 12, 2024. During the training mission, the aircraft made five passes over the designated drop zone and airdropped multiple dropsondes and self-guiding pallets. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Riddle)

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8th AS Conducts JPADS Training

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 62d Airlift Wing and Army Soldiers from the 2nd Ranger Battalion work to ensure all cargo is fastened down properly and ready for the mission at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 12, 2024. Airmen and Soldiers from JBLM worked together throughout the mission to facilitate a variety of mission functions including cargo preparation, pallet rigging, airdrop functions, cargo recovery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Riddle)

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8th AS Conducts JPADS Training

An advanced cargo delivery parachute system sits above the palletized cargo on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 12, 2024. This system increases safety for the aircrew dropping the cargo, reduces a deployed unit’s logistical footprint and decreases the need for other deliveries or convoys to sustain the force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Riddle)

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Weather Airmen ensure safety, mission readiness

U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62d Operations Support Squadron weather flight stand together at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 10, 2024. Weather Airmen track forecasts and communicate critical weather data ensuring operation and mission safety for base and transient aircrew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan Geiger)

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Weather Airmen ensure safety, mission readiness

A solar panel used for operating weather detection equipment is mounted to AN/TMQ-53 Tactical Meteorological Observing System by U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 62d Operations Support Squadron weather flight at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 10, 2024. Weather Airmen track forecasts and communicate critical weather data ensuring operation and mission safety for base and transient aircrew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan Geiger)

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Weather Airmen ensure safety, mission readiness

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cody Lozano, 62d Operations Support Squadron weather apprentice, uses a kestrel to determine weather conditions at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 10, 2024. Their equipment can provide weather data such as surface pressure, wind speed and direction, temperature, dew point, relative humidity, surface visibility, precipitation and lightning detection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan Geiger)

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Weather Airmen ensure safety, mission readiness

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Woods, 62d Operations Support Squadron weather apprentice, sets up an AN/TMQ-53 Tactical Meteorological Observing System at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 10, 2024. Their equipment can provide weather data such as surface pressure, wind speed and direction, temperature, dew point, relative humidity, surface visibility, precipitation and lightning detection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan Geiger)

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Weather Airmen ensure safety, mission readiness

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Estevan Beltran, 62d Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, sets up an AN/TMQ-53 Tactical Meteorological Observing System at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 10, 2024. Their equipment can provide weather data such as surface pressure, wind speed and direction, temperature, dew point, relative humidity, surface visibility, precipitation and lightning detection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan Geiger)

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Weather Airmen ensure safety, mission readiness

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Woods, 62d Operations Support Squadron weather apprentice, sets up a lightening sensor at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 10, 2024. Weather Airmen track forecasts and communicate critical weather data ensuring operation and mission safety for base and transient aircrew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan Geiger)

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Weather Airmen ensure safety, mission readiness

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cody Lozano, 62d Operations Support Squadron weather apprentice, briefs his team on weather conditions at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 10, 2024. Weather Airmen track forecasts and communicate critical weather data ensuring operation and mission safety for base and transient aircrew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Megan Geiger)

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Frontline AFE: The flightline Airmen who ensure aircraft emergency equipment

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Spencer Maki, 62d Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, searches the AFE warehouse shelves for equipment at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 10, 2024. AFE Airmen use a series of numbers, lists and visual inspections to ensure the correct and functional equipment is aboard each aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Riddle)

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Frontline AFE: The flightline Airmen who ensure aircraft emergency equipment

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brysen Palaroan, left, and Staff Sgt. Spencer Maki, both 62d Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technicians, stand in front of a utility truck at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 10, 2024. AFE Airmen must maintain, inspect and configure all emergency and contingency equipment aboard aircraft for the ongoing safety of aircrew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Riddle)

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Frontline AFE: The flightline Airmen who ensure aircraft emergency equipment

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Spencer Maki, left, and Senior Airman Brysen Palaroan, both 62d Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technicians, unload an AFE case from a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 10, 2024. AFE Airmen must maintain, inspect and configure all emergency and contingency equipment aboard aircraft for the ongoing safety of aircrew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Riddle)

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Frontline AFE: The flightline Airmen who ensure aircraft emergency equipment

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brysen Palaroan, 62d Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, inspects an emergency passenger oxygen system on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 10, 2024. AFE Airmen use a series of numbers, lists and visual inspections to ensure the correct and functional equipment is aboard each aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Riddle)

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Frontline AFE: The flightline Airmen who ensure aircraft emergency equipment

BA-30 parachutes hang in the aircrew flight equipment storage closet on a C-17 Globemaster III at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, Dec. 10, 2024. AFE Airmen must maintain, inspect and configure all emergency and contingency equipment aboard aircraft for the ongoing safety of aircrew. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Benjamin Riddle)

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