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221219-Z-F3860-0005

109th Air National Guard Airmen on the South Pole Retrograde Cargo team work alongside contractors with the National Science Foundation to clear cargo pallets from snow banks in Antarctica, Nov. 30, 2022. The retrograde cargo team used skid steer loaders, bulldozers, shovels and brooms to dig out the pallets. (Courtesy photo by Tech. Sgt. Shannan O’Connor)

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The South Pole Retrograde Cargo team, (from left) Staff Sgt. Mark Ebensperger, Tech. Sgt. Brandon Wiggind, Tech. Sgt. Shannan O’Connor, and Staff Sgt. Jessica Cruz, pose for a photo at the geographic South Pole in Antarctica, Nov. 30, 2022. The team deployed to Antarctica for five weeks to help remove excess cargo from the South Pole. (Curtesy photo by Tech. Sgt. Shannan O’Connor)

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221203-Z-F3860-0004

109th Air National Guard Airmen on the South Pole Retrograde Cargo team work alongside contractors with the National Science Foundation to clear cargo pallets from snow banks in Antarctica, Nov. 30, 2022. The retrograde cargo team used skid steer loaders, bulldozers, shovels and brooms to dig out the pallets. (Courtesy photo by Tech. Sgt. Shannan O’Connor)

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221201-Z-F3860-0003

A contractor with the National Science Foundation loads retrograde cargo onto a pallet sled to be transported from the South Pole to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Nov. 30, 2022. Contractors worked with the 109th South Pole Retrograde Cargo team to remove waste from the science station. (Courtesy photo from Tech. Sgt. Shannan O’Connor)

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Flight nurse trains at local hospital

Capt. Connie Anderson, an aeromedical evacuation flight nurse, poses for a photo during a flight while deployed to Afghanistan in May 2021.

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Flight nurse trains at local hospital

Capt. Connie Anderson, a flight nurse with the 139th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, prepares for a training shift at St. Peter's hospital. Anderson is utilizing a Training Affiliate Partnership between the 109th and St. Peter's to complete her required refresher training as a flight nurse.

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South Pole Aircraft Repair

The maintenance recovery team (from left) Staff Sgt. Grant Santese, Tech Sgt. Daniel Craig and Staff Sgt. Jonathan Hooker, worked tirelessly for two days in extreme weather at the South Pole to get a LC-130 Skibird airborne after a mechanical malfunction at the end of November, 2022.

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South Pole Aircraft Repair

The maintenance recovery team (from left) Staff Sgt. Grant Santese, Tech Sgt. Daniel Craig and Staff Sgt. Jonathan Hooker, worked tirelessly for two days in extreme weather at the South Pole to get a LC-130 Skibird airborne after a mechanical malfunction at the end of November, 2022.

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221205-Z-IC052-1001

Brig. General Denise Donnell, the commander of the New York Air National Guard, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Jeffery Trottier, salute after placing a wreath from President Joseph Biden at the grave of President Martin Van Buren in Kinderhook, New York on the 240th anniversary of his birth on Dec. 5, 1872. Since 1967 military officers have presented a wreath from the current president at the gravesite of previous presidents on the anniversary of their birth.

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President Martin Van Buren Wreath Laying

A wreath from President Joseph Biden was placed at the grave of President Martin Van Buren in Kinderhook, New York on the 240th anniversary of his birth on Dec. 5, 1872. Since 1967 military officers have presented a wreath from the current president at the gravesite of previous presidents on the anniversary of their birth.

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NY Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing Supports Antarctic Research

A LC-130 "Skibird" assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, operates in Antarctica in 2022.

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221005-F-YD502-625

Master Sgt. Christopher Dumond, a flight engineer in the 109th Airlift Wing's 139th Airlift Squdron, conducts preflight maintenance checks on an LC-130H Ski Equipped aircraft; outiftted with newly overhauled NP2000 T56-15A (3.5 modified) engines. The flight tests the capabilites of the new engines.

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221005-F-YD502-609

Master Sgt. Christopher Dumond, a flight engineer in the 109th Airlift Wing's 139th Airlift Squdron, conducts preflight maintenance checks on an LC-130H Ski Equipped aircraft; outiftted with newly overhauled NP2000 T56-15A (3.5 modified) engines. The flight tests the capabilites of the new engines.

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221005-F-YD502-588

Master Sgt. Christopher Dumond, a flight engineer in the 109th Airlift Wing's 139th Airlift Squdron, conducts preflight maintenance checks on an LC-130H Ski Equipped aircraft; outiftted with newly overhauled NP2000 T56-15A (3.5 modified) engines. The flight tests the capabilites of the new engines.

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220910-Z-YD502-651

Nine LC130s with the 109th Airlift Wing conducted the unit’s first ever Elephant Walk on September 10th 2022. An elephant walk is a United States Air Force term for the taxiing of military aircraft in close formation; often employed to project air power through the rapid deployment of multiple aircraft at once.

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220910-F-YD502-441

Nine LC130s with the 109th Airlift Wing conducted the unit’s first ever Elephant Walk on September 10th 2022. An elephant walk is a United States Air Force term for the taxiing of military aircraft in close formation; often employed to project air power through the rapid deployment of multiple aircraft at once.

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220910-Z-YD502-964

Nine LC130s with the 109th Airlift Wing conducted the unit’s first ever Elephant Walk on September 10th 2022. An elephant walk is a United States Air Force term for the taxiing of military aircraft in close formation; often employed to project air power through the rapid deployment of multiple aircraft at once.

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220910-Z-YD502-929

Nine LC130s with the 109th Airlift Wing conducted the unit’s first ever Elephant Walk on September 10th 2022. An elephant walk is a United States Air Force term for the taxiing of military aircraft in close formation; often employed to project air power through the rapid deployment of multiple aircraft at once.

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German Air Force Officer Visit

Oberstleutnant Heiko Radermacher, a German Air Force officer, gives a briefing to 109AW leadership about the German Air Force at Stratton Air National Guard Base, Scotia N.Y. MREP enables Guard and Reserve Airmen and Soldiers, both officers and enlisted, to train with select allied nations. It helps participants increase their knowledge of foreign Reserve Forces and demonstrates continued support of NATO members and their militaries.

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German Air Force Officer Visit

Oberstleutnant Heiko Radermacher, a German Air Force officer, takes a photo with Capt. Joshua Bowers at Stratton Air National Guard Base, Scotia N.Y. MREP enables Guard and Reserve Airmen and Soldiers, both officers and enlisted, to train with select allied nations. It helps participants increase their knowledge of foreign Reserve Forces and demonstrates continued support of NATO members and their militaries.

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