The world’s largest fleet of ski-equipped military transport aircraft just added another capability: operating from the surface of frozen lakes. A Lockheed Martin LC-130 “Skibird” from the USA’s New ...

An LC-130 Hercules “ski-bird” recently flew a heart attack victim from Antarctica to New Zealand for medical treatment, Pacific Air Forces announced this week. A civilian logistics specialist suffered ...

Five Air National Guard ski-equipped airlifters and 400 airmen are headed to Antarctica for an annual mission supporting research on the frozen continent. The LC-130 Hercules “ski-birds” of the New ...

CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — The last U.S. Air Force transport aircraft journeyed home on March 7 after a busy summer in Christchurch. From this New Zealand city, the Air Force made frequent flights to ...

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 support of ...