I don't think there is really anything I can say about this place without sounding all dewy eyed about how amazing the human spirit is wanting to go to the furthest places imaginable to study the unknown. Sounds almost like a Star Trek intro really, but it's so true. The amount of coordination to send our best and brightest to a gigantic frozen desert with ice over a mile thick to study a myriad of things is incredible. On my tour of the facilities as we are preparing for our initial deployment cycle for this year (starting around August 16th) was very enlightening. I saw how our staff and partners are working "for the science" and the continued success of this program. The folks here in New Zealand supporting us are also equally amazing and competent. Okay, enough of my gushing; let's walk through some pictures now!
First off we have the hanger used to stage materials and equipment for the C17's and C130's used to deploy our folks to Antarctica.
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| USAP Hanger in Christchurch, NZ |
This next picture is the Clothing distribution center where the participants are issued their ECW (Extreme Cold Weather) gear.
Yes, we have our own terminal adjacent to the Christchurch International Airport (CHC).
Finally, This is a plaque that shows the crest of this mission known as Operation Deep Freeze.
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