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Virtual Presence Post South Island About UsU.S. Citizen ServicesVisas to the U.S.Business SectionEducation Section Highlights Last Updated: April 11, 2008 A C-17 Globemaster of the U.S. Antarctic Program approaches the stranded Argos Georgia to drop essential repair parts. USAF antarctic airdrop rescues stranded ship Teamwork, flexibility, and airpower delivered critical repair parts to a stranded British fishing vessel, the Argos Georgia, and its 25-person crew Jan. 4. The vessel had lost all main power and been frozen in the ice flow off the Ross Ice Shelf since Christmas Eve (New Zealand time). "Considering the unforgiving Antarctic climate, we recognized the potential for this to become a life or death situation. Quick action was needed and versatile airpower was the response," said Lt. Gen. Loyd S. "Chip" Uttterback, 13th Air Force and Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica, Operation Deep Freeze commander … (more) News from the South Island Ambassador McCormick in one of the Antarctic Program s USAF C-17 Globemasters. A Night on the Ice - 50 Years of Antarctic Cooperation - September 29 In his speech at the Antarctic 50 Years Anniversary Dinner at the Air Force Museum at Wigram – A Night on the Ice - Ambassador William McCormick reflected on the strong historical ties between NZ and America, especially in the last 50 years of cooperation in Antarctic exploration. He also shared some of his personal experiences in Antarctica in 2006, when he traveled there with Prime Minister Helen Clark, Mayor Garry Moore of Christchurch, and with "Sir Ed" … (more) Veterans Day in Antarctica. Veterans and Armistice Day Remembered in Antarctica - 11 November On Sunday Nov 11th 2007 at the 11th minute of the 11th hour, a joint formation of US and New Zealand servicemen stood shoulder to shoulder at Scott Base out of respect for the sacrifices of the souls lost in their nations battles. They looked silently on as both nat...