Scotia-based Air National Guardsmen Return from Antarctic Mission Today

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Secretary of the Air Force, Deborah Lee James, greets A1C Wyatt Peters and Lt. Col. Kurt Bedore in Antarctica on 25 January, 2015. Both Airmen are members of the 109th Airlift Wing.

STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE (02/24/2015)(readMedia)-- Members of the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing begin coming home from their annual deployment to Antarctica today around 1 p.m. as another season of support for Operation Deep Freeze comes to an end.

Members of the press are invited to see 30 members of the unit return home to New York aboard an Air Force C-17 .

WHO: Thirty Citizen Airmen assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing who served at McMurdo Station in support of the National Science Foundation's United States Antarctic Program.

WHAT: Airmen are returning to Stratton Air National Guard Base on board an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport plane.

WHEN: Aircraft is expected to arrive at about 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2015.

WHERE: Stratton Air National Guard Base, 1 Air National Guard Road, Scotia, New York

Members of the press must contact Tech Sgt. Catharine Schmidt at 518-344-2423 or Master Sgt. Willie Gizara at 518- 248-3799 for access to this security military facility. Be prepared to show photo identification for access to Stratton Air National Guard Base.

Coverage Opportunity:

Imagery of the aircraft landing at Stratton Air National Guard Base. Interviews with Airmen returning from the most recent deployment to Antarctica along with other Airmen who have supported ODF throughout the 27th season.