Operation Deep Freeze (Antarctic support)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Operation_Deep_Freeze_(Antarctic_support)

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:affiliatedWith	gptkb:National_Science_Foundation gptkb:United_States_Air_Force gptkb:United_States_Antarctic_Program gptkb:United_States_Army gptkb:United_States_Coast_Guard gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Operation Deep Freeze (Antarctic support)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:notableAircraft	gptkb:LC-130_Hercules
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Richard_E._Byrd Rear Admiral David M. Buss Rear Admiral George J. Dufek
gptkbp:notableEvent	airdrop missions support of International Geophysical Year 1957-1958 establishment of permanent US presence in Antarctica annual resupply missions construction of South Pole Station emergency medical evacuations first aircraft landing at South Pole first winter-over at South Pole Station ice runway construction icebreaker support scientific support missions transition to NSF management in 1998
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Amundsen-Scott_South_Pole_Station gptkb:McMurdo_Station gptkb:Palmer_Station gptkb:Byrd_Station gptkb:Little_America_V
gptkbp:notableShip	gptkb:USCGC_Polar_Star USNS Elisha Kent Kane USS Glacier
gptkbp:ongoing	true
gptkbp:organizer	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:purpose	support scientific research in Antarctica
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Amundsen-Scott_South_Pole_Station gptkb:McMurdo_Station gptkb:International_Geophysical_Year
gptkbp:startDate	1955
gptkbp:supports	bomber construction evacuation icebreaking logistical support sealift resupply
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:P2V_Neptune
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6