Lt. Col. Seth Barrows, who will be the 139th Expeditionary

Lt. Col. Seth Barrows, who will be the 139th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron deployed command upon arrival at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, talks with the media Oct. 16, 2015, about Operation Deep Freeze. An LC-130 "Skibird" and aircrew with the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing departed Oct. 16, 2015, from Stratton Air National Guard Base, New York, for McMurdo Station, Antarctica. This is the 28th season that the unit has participated in Operation Deep Freeze, the military component of the U.S. Antarctic Program, which is managed by the National Science Foundation. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. William Gizara/Released)