You can see a picture of the cockpit with members of the flight crew. The crew belonged to the New York National Guard. They were all very professional, friendly and extremely well trained. They really showed how competent is our military. At the South Pole, the airstrip is packed snow.
Skis make a great surface to land.
As soon as our plane stopped, a bus picked us up. It sure was cold outside. The temperature was about -27 F, but no wind. The bus took us down a slope into a huge geodesic dome. This shows the entrance.