The parking apron in front of U.S. Air Force facilities at Christchurch International Airport, pictured in March 2025, can be quite busy over the summer period. (Gordon Arthur) CHRISTCHURCH, New ...

In a historic feat of teamwork, precision and lifesaving expertise, members of the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron played a critical role in ...

Members of the Wyoming Air National Guard’s 187th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (AES) were key to a historic rescue – the ...

The enormous C-17 Globemaster, the mainstay of the Air Force’s transport fleet, often has trouble operating in cold conditions during certain times of the year. Enter the C-130 Hercules.

Air forces also have a role to play. For the 2023–2024 campaign, Colombia’s tenth expedition to Antarctica, the Air Force deployed one Boeing C-40 Clipper transport aircraft, assigned to the service’s ...

Antarctica. The Royal Air Force sortie conducted Air-to-Air refueling beyond the 70th parallel with the Voyager, whilst the A400M Atlas reached beyond the 79th parallel, in the most southerly ...

It was the second Antarctic achievement for the Saab 340 this year An Argentine Air Force (FAA) Saab 340 turboprop twin-engined aircraft made a successful flight to the Petrel Base in Antarctica ...

Flying over the massive iceberg, it's indistinguishable from the horizon. But as it melts, chunks of ice risk floating towards South Georgia, presenting a problem for some of its penguins, seals and ...

From this New Zealand city, the Air Force made frequent flights to Antarctica in support of the National Science Foundation program there. This year's summer program was notable for two reasons.