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Download full resolution image 109th Airlift Wing gives Australians a lift

109th Airlift Wing gives Australians a lift

MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA--An LC-130 Skibird from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing , like this one sitting on the ice runway near McMurdo Station Antarctica Nov. 9 2015 flew an emergency mission on Saturday, Feb 27, to carry 35 Australian researchers from their base 1,400 miles away across the continent, back to McMurdo. The Australians, who had been working at the Australian Antarctic Division's Davis Station, were supposed to leave on an Australian icebreaker, but the ship ran aground before it could get to them.

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Albany Times Union -- Mon, 28 Apr 2025 Duty Calls: Hitlers hat added to Dachau exhibit at NY military museum A significant artifact was added to an exhibit marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Germanys Dachau Concentration Camp. Hitlers hat is now on display at the New York State Military... (more)

Batavia Daily News -- Sun, 27 Apr 2025 NY National Guard commander to attend Dachau Liberation 80th anniversary TROY - The commander of the New York Army National Guard's Troy-based 42nd Infantry Division will be on hand April 29 for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazis' infamous... (more)

WRGZ -- Fri, 25 Apr 2025 Hitler artifact has a new home in NYS The New York State Military Museum unveils 'Hitler's Hat' in Saratoga Springs, donated by soldier Richard Marowitz's children. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. An Adolf Hitler... (more)

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