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A ski-quipped LC-130 Hercules lands at a remote science research outpost in Greenland, July 28, 2010. The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing is the only military unit in the world to fly such aircraft and has flown missions to Greenland since 1975.

A ski-quipped LC-130 Hercules lands at a remote science research outpost in Greenland, July 28, 2010. The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing is the only military unit in the world to fly such aircraft and has flown missions to Greenland since 1975.

A ski-quipped LC-130 Hercules lands at a remote science research outpost in Greenland, July 28, 2010. The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing is the only military unit in the world to fly such aircraft and has flown missions to Greenland since 1975.

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