ANTARCTICA--This LC-130 Skibird crew landed at the South Pole Station with minimum visibility and maximum crosswinds and then were forced to make an emergency weather divert to Terra Nova Bay when extreme weather made it unsafe to land at McMurdo Station on Nov. 9 2017. The crew (from left) 1st Lt. Brian Alexander co-pilot; Airman 1st Class Ryan Rhoads loadmaster; Lt. Col. Ronald Ankabrandt navigator; Senior Master Sgt. Michael Messineo flight engineer; Senior Master Sgt. David Vesper loadmaster; and Capt. Brandon Caldwell pilot.
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Rome Sentinel -- Thu, 28 Mar 2024 State gets $5 million from feds to update Air National Guard's arctic aircraft EAST GREENBUSH Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-21, Schuylerville, has announced that she secured $5 million in engineering and design funding to update the LC-130H aircraft flown by the New York Air... (more)
Spectrum News -- Tue, 26 Mar 2024 What earmarks did New York lawmakers secure in this year s federal spending bills? The new federal budget finalized over the weekend nearly six months late contains more than $500 million for roughly 450 so-called community projects across New York state, according to... (more)
Daily Gazette -- Tue, 26 Mar 2024 Fallen Guardsman John Grassia III remembered for patriotism, selflessness If I die doing something I love, then I lived a good life. That was the motto John Michael Grassia III lived by from the time he was a young boy growing up in Rotterdam until March 8, when... (more)