STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE --An LC-130 Hercules with the 109th Airlift Wing takes off from Stratton Air National Guard Base, Scotia, New York, on Oct. 17, 2014. The aircraft is headed to Antarctica for the Wing's 27th year participating in Operation Deep Freeze in support of the National Science Foundation. The 109th AW boasts the U.S. military's only ski-equipped aircraft, which has been supporting the NSF's South Pole research since 1988.
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Times Union -- Mon, 31 Mar 2025 Duty Calls: Airmen return to Scotia from supporting Antarctic research Four hundred airmen of the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing have returned to the Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia after completing five months of missions in... (more)
Times Union -- Sat, 29 Mar 2025 Churchill: Jacob Pratt wants his life to honor his fallen friends The sole survivor of a helicopter crash that killed two local New York Army National Guard aviators is living in Texas but eager to come home A photo of the Army National Guard helicopter... (more)
Interesting Engineering -- Fri, 28 Mar 2025 US Air Force enhances C-17 efficiency with 3D-printed blades, to save $14M annually At Stewart Air National Guard Base, the U.S. Air Forces 105th Airlift Wing (AW) is at the forefront of a significant modernization initiative impacting the entire C-17 Globemaster III fleet. ... (more)