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Download full resolution image NY Air Guardsmen operate from frozen Canadian lake

NY Air Guardsmen operate from frozen Canadian lake

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, Canada-- An LC-130 Hercules "Sjibird" assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing retrieves cargo from a camp on Parsons Lake in Canada's Northwest Territories on March 5, 2024. A team from the 109th were airlanded onto the lake by Royal Canadian Air Force aircrew and proceeded to build an ice runway for the LC-130s on the frozen lake. This is the first time the wing has constructed a "skiway" on frozen fresh water. In the past they have built skiways on sea ice.
The LC-130s flown by the 109th Airlift Wing are the largest tactical aircraft in the world with the ability to land on snow and ice using skis.

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Times Union -- Mon, 08 Dec 2025 Duty Calls: Local airman among first to earn Armys new combat badge Master Sgt. Scott Potter, a Ravena resident and veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, receives Army Master Infantryman Badge Master Sgt. Scott Potter, a New York Air National Guardsman... (more)

WRGB -- Sat, 06 Dec 2025 Army National Guard honors Van Buren with wreath-laying ceremony in Kinderhook KINDERHOOK, NY (WRGB) Did you know the 8th U.S. President was born and is buried right here in the Capital Region? President Martin Van Buren was from Kinderhook, and his 243rd birthday... (more)

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