Ships and Aircraft-2001-2002 Mods

Section I of the Modifications of Activities Planned for 2001-2002 lists any changes to ship and aircraft usage planned for this time period.

Ships

The US Coast Guard Icebreaker Polar Sea arrived at the ice edge near McMurdo on January 05 to assist the Polar Star with ice clearing due to extremely heavy ice conditions in the Ross Island area.

Aircraft

A USAF C-130 aircraft from 50^th 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 109^th 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.