U.S. Navy Operation Deep Freeze

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_operation
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:Operation_Deep_Freeze
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:location gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Rear_Admiral_Richard_E._Byrd
Rear Admiral George J. Dufek
Captain Finn Ronne
gptkbp:notableEvent icebreaker operations
search and rescue operations
aerial reconnaissance
medical evacuations
scientific support
resupply missions
first aircraft landing at South Pole
construction of Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station
construction of McMurdo Station
establishment of permanent Antarctic research stations
support for scientific expeditions
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Amundsen-Scott_South_Pole_Station
gptkb:McMurdo_Station
gptkb:Byrd_Station
gptkb:Little_America_V
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:purpose support Antarctic research
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:International_Geophysical_Year
gptkbp:shipsInvolved gptkb:USS_Edisto
gptkb:P2V_Neptune
gptkb:LC-130_Hercules
gptkb:USNS_Mizar
gptkb:R4D_Skytrain
R5D Skymaster
R7V Super Constellation
USS Glacier
USS Arneb
USS Atka
USS Wyandot
R4D-5L Skytrain
R4D-8L Skytrain
USNS Greenville Victory
USNS Maumee
USNS Mirfak
USNS Private John R. Towle
USNS Wyandot
gptkbp:startDate 1955
gptkbp:status ongoing
gptkbp:supports gptkb:National_Science_Foundation
gptkb:United_States_Antarctic_Program
gptkbp:type gptkb:logistical_support_operation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Brandau_Glacier
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
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