A USAF C-130 aircraft from 50th
EA Squadron, Little Rock, Arkansas deployed to Christchurch, NZ to fly
11 turnaround missions between Christchurch and McMurdo Station. The use
of this C-130 during December 01 and January 02 allowed the 109th
AW LC-130’s to remain on the continent.
A USAF C-17 aircraft ran (2)
turnaround missions in February 02 to transport a backlog of cargo that
was discharged from the MV Green Wave in New Zealand.