USAF LC-130H #83-0490 "Skibird" from the NYANG's 109th AW based out of Stratton ANGB, takes off from a forward airfield known as Raven Camp near Kangerlussuaq, Greenland July 28, 2017. Raven Camp is used to train aircrews on LC-130 operations on skiways. [ANG photo by SMSgt. Willie Gizara]
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News: LC-130 Skibird aircrews train for polar operations [2017-07-28]
Having the world’s only ski-equipped LC-130 aircraft, commonly referred to as Skibirds, the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing is able to provide the airlift needed to get to remote locations in Antarctica and Greenland in support of the National Science Foundation.
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