US Pacific Air Forces is set to resume Operation Deep Freeze, the Air Force’s resupply mission for the National Science Foundation and US Antarctica operations at McMurdo Station. Aircrews from the New York ANG’s 109th Airlift Wing are on their way to Christchurch, New Zealand, with their unique ski-equipped LC-130.
Lt. Gen. Dan Caine, nominee to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the Defense Department needs to upgrade its electronic warfare capability and its EW training ranges; just as his predecessor said at his own confirmation hearing.