Talking With a Deep Freezer:

Nov. 15, 2007

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An article on “Cape Cod Today” Web site by freelance reporter Jeff Blanchard focuses on one of the Air National Guardsmen who is part of the current Operation Deep Freeze mission, ferrying supplies and personnel at the Antarctica. Blanchard interviewed Brewster, Mass., resident Sal—a pilot and navigator with the New York ANG’s 109th Airlift Wing.

Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces Association, honoring and supporting our Airmen, Guardians, and their families. Find out more at afa.org

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