A New York Air National Guard LC-130
Hercules assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing tactically inserts
thirty-seven U.S. and Canadian Soldiers on an Arctic Ocean ice
Skiway just east of Little Cornwallis Island in Nunavut, Canada,
during exercise Guerrier Nordique 23 that involves weapons fire and
snowmobiles. The multi-country and joint
effort is the first ever platoon movement of its kind.
The NYNG 109th Airlift Wing is the only ski
equipped tactical C-130 with flying missions focusing on snow and
ice landings, which is made possible by multi-capable Airmen trained
to build and groom those runways. The LC-130H is equipped with 4 by
20 foot skis that make landing possible on specially built skiways
and ski landing areas.
