LC-130スキーバード：スキーを装備した北極と南極の観測支援輸送機

240513-Z-YD502-1001 109th Airlift Wing LC-130 conducts ski landings and takeoffs at Camp Raven in Greenland May 12th 2024.(PHOTO BY: Master Sgt. Jamie Spaulding)

250127-Z-PH379-1002 2024-25 Antarctic Science Support Season An LC-130 assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard at McMurdo Station, Antarctica during the 2024-25 Operation Deep freeze support season.(PHOTO BY: Tech. Sgt. Gabriel Enders)

030401-O-ZZ999-002 JATO takeoff CAMP SUMMIT, Greenland — Air National Guard aircrew members utilize a jet-assisted takeoff from Camp Summit in April 2011. The ski-equipped LC-130 Hercules is assigned to the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing. JATO provides a few extra knots of speed to pull the aircraft’s nose up from skiways on the Greenland ice sheet. (Courtesy photo by Dr. Todd Valentic/Released)

220502-Z-F3860-048 Historical photo A LC-130 “Ski-bird” assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, lands at Casey Station, Antarctica in 2014. Casey Station is an Australian research station on the northern side of the Bailey Peninsula.

200512-Z-ZZ999-0000 A New York Air National Guard LC-130 assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing flies over the New York State Capitol on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 during a flyover conducted by the wing to salute healthcare and essential workers, and first responders during the COVID-10 pandemic. The 109th Airlift Wing, based at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, N.Y. flies the largest planes in the world equipped with skies and able to land on ice or snow in the polar regions. The flyover was conducted as part of the Air Force Salutes series of flyovers held around the country to salute those in the frontline during the pandemic. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Technical Sgt. Gabriel Enders)

210601-Z-F3860-011 Greenland 2021 An LC-130 Skibird assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing operates at Raven Camp on the Greenland Icecap. Raven Camp is used to train members on landing on ice runways, polar airdrops and operating in the snow and ice conditions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. David Price)

230307-Z-WA102-1050 An LC-130 Hercules from the 109th Airlift Wing arrives at Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada, March 7, 2023. The 109th is providing tactical airlift support for Guerrier Nordique 2023, a joint forces exercise. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Madison Scaringe)

171109-Z-KF915-0095 LC-130 takes off from McMurdo A U.S. Air Force LC-130 “Skibird” assigned to the 139th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, takes off from Williams Field, Antarctica, for a local training mission, Nov. 9, 2017. The LC-130 is deployed to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, New York. This is the 30th season the 109th AW is providing ODF support. ODF is the logistical support provided by the Department of Defense to the U.S. Antarctic Program. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Catharine Schmidt)

240511-Z-WA102-1022 An LC-130 Hercules aircraft from the 109th Airlift Wing lands on a snow runway at Raven Camp in Greenland, May 11, 2024. The 109th uses Raven Camp as a training ground both for landing on snow runways and for Barren Land Arctic Survival Training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Madison Scaringe)

230226-Z-F3860-013 Operation Deep Freeze Cargo is loaded onto a LC-130 Hercules at McMurdo Station, Antarctica to be delivered to a research station on the continent. The 109th Airlift Wing flies the only ski-equipped LC-130s in the world and supports the National Science Foundation research efforts in Antarctica every year. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Gabriel Enders)

210601-Z-F3860-001 Greenland 2021 An LC-130 Skibird assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing operates at Raven Camp on the Greenland Icecap. Raven Camp is used to train members on landing on ice runways, polar airdrops and operating in the snow and ice conditions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. David Price)

210601-Z-F3860-006 Greenland 2021 An LC-130 Skibird assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing operates at Raven Camp on the Greenland Icecap. Raven Camp is used to train members on landing on ice runways, polar airdrops and operating in the snow and ice conditions. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. David Price)

250304-Z-GV629-1003 An aerial photo of the ski landing area and Arctic Camp on Parsons Lake, Northwest territories, Canada, March 4. A ski landing area allowed the LC-130 Hercules to land on snow and ice using skis. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Tuller)

250305-Z-GV629-1124 A LC-130 Hercules assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing retrieves cargo from Parsons Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada, March 5. The LC-130’s flown by the 109th Airlift Wing are the largest tactical aircraft in the world with the ability to land on snow and ice using skis.(PHOTO BY: Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Tuller)