Hitching a ride for science
National Science Foundation personnel sit aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, deployed from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Oct. 1, 2012. The aircraft, which departed Christchurch, New Zealand, delivered 76 NSF personnel and 64,000 pounds of cargo to McMurdo Station, Antarctica in support of Operation Deep freeze. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Sean Tobin)