Two LC-130 tactical airlifters from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing have flown to McMurdo Station, Antarctica, to support Operation Deep Freeze, reports TSgt. Chris Vadnais. The ski-equipped aircraft are engaged in their annual mission of distributing to remote research posts the cargo delivered earlier to McMurdo by the larger C-17 airlifters.
While the Sentinel ICBM program writ large is undergoing a major restructure due to cost and schedule overages, prime contractor Northrop Grumman is touting progress on milestones with the missile itself.