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A C17 landing in Christchurch \ud83d\udeec\ud83d\udc4f The first of the season will land here at 5.30pm this Sunday to prepare to transport people and machinery to the ice. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UYyRtHWVXq\">pic.twitter.com\/UYyRtHWVXq<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Christchurch Airport (@CHC_Airport) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CHC_Airport\/status\/1575612136356814864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 29, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Department of Defense provides supplies and assists in moving personnel to and from the southernmost continent through its Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacaf.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/3140407\/joint-task-force-begins-new-season-in-antarctica\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pacific Air Forces release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs we emerge from the pandemic, Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica is resuming \u2018normal\u2019 operations,\u201d Romano added. \u201cThis means more cargo will be transported via more flights than last year.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Romano also said that for the first time since 2019, with help from the Army\u2019s 7th Transportation Battalion, JTF-SFA is using a floating, portable system for offloading cargo when a traditional port is unavailable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Operation Deep Freeze, which dates back to 1955, has often involved support elements from across the Air Force, Navy, Army and Coast Guard. The unique mission is considered to be difficult even by those involved because of the harsh temperature and geographic remoteness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSomething you learn being out there on the ice for any amount of time, is that things can go very wrong, very quickly,\u201d Maj. Matthew Wimmer, a 56th Operations Group flight surgeon, said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aetc.af.mil\/News\/Article-Display\/Article\/2980589\/operation-deep-freeze-airmen-in-antarctica\/\" target=\"_blank\">in a March statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs a physician, I learned a lot about medical evacuations in unregulated areas,\u201d he added. \u201cThe weather is always a factor when determining the course of action we take. Due to the remoteness of the deployment, it\u2019s all on our team \u2026 to stabilize the patient, decide on medical procedures and validate them for transfer.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the Amundsen\u2013Scott South Pole Station, another Antarctic research hub, temperatures this time of year can reach minus 18 degrees Fahrenheit, the release said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite the conditions, the military\u2019s annual efforts to support the teams in one of the coldest and most forbidding parts of the globe are continuing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe 2022-2023 ODF season is another opportunity to demonstrate our military dedication, ingenuity and labor in support of the Antarctic mission,\u201d Lt. Col. 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