Written on November 3, 2010 at 1:42 pm by Armed with Science

Dark Side of the World [Dispatches from Antarctica]

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A US Antarctic Program participant enjoys a walk under a full moon at Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station. The South Pole has continual darkness during the winter. (Photo: Calee Allen/NSF)

This is the 24th entry in the Armed with Science series, Dispatches from Antarctica. The series features Air Force Lt. Col. Ed Vaughan’s first-hand experiences on OPERATION: DEEP FREEZE, the Defense Department’s support of National Science Foundation research in Antarctica.

Note: the below photos and video are effectively viewed with Pink Floyd playing in the background.

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Mrmose04

What a challenging environment for completing the Air Force mission In Antarctica, the environment is the biggest enemy. This blog has a lot of great pictures and videos that give the rest of us a view into what the South Pole is really like. These service members are doing great work down there!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Nadine-Vaughan/1148329082 Nadine Vaughan

The photos are spectacular and there’s a palpable sense of excitement in the voices of those who choose to work in this frigid place. Love the motto: Real. Cool. Science.
Iceman

Ahhhh, brings back the days in the 90′s when I did winters at McMurdo Station. Nice long nights working outside and viewing the Auroras’.
w/o 91, 94, 95
Lt. Col. Vaughan

Iceman, great to hear from you. In our business, we get a lot people who want to call themselves nicknames like Iceman. Some of whom haven’t even spent one night on the continent. With your winter-over tours at McMurdo, you’ve certainly earned it. If you have some photos from your winter-overs, please send them along. Looks like I missed you in ’91, as my first season south was ’93-’94, but we may have crossed paths sometime in ’94 and ’95. Thanks for commenting!
Lt. Col. Ed Vaughan

Dear Heather,

Who dat? As my little sister, you’re under no obligation to call me “Lt Col”. J In any event, please pass a cold and frosty SHOUT OUT to Amari and her social studies class in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Armed with Science producer, Dr. John Ohab, is working with some DODEA schools to gather a few questions for those living on the ice here. I’d suggest having Amari send any questions she may have to Dr. Ohab for inclusion in that series. Here is a link to a story about a famous Eagle Scout who was selected to travel to Antarctica with Admiral Byrd. Paul Siple went on to Antarctic fame in his own right: .

Meanwhile, check out the Oct 18th blog () for a bit on the music in Antarctica. As a Lafayette resident, you can appreciate that Zydeco, an American folk music suitable for dancing during the coldest of blizzards, is quite popular in some circles here. Of course, the Grammy-winning “King of Zydeco”, Clifton Chenier, is favored, while CJ Chenier, Zydeco Force, and Chris Ardoin get a fair share of headset play as well.

Look for an upcoming blog on the McMurdo helicopter operation, carried out by PHI Helicopters, based in Lafayette. And if you can secure permission from one of the local musicians, we may be able to dub some good Louisiana music over one of the next videos from the ice.

I miss y’all there in Cajun country. Love, big brother.
Magnolia_moon_pie

some pics very surreal…other worldly…it so different from what most of us are used too…now that’s a brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr…BIG time!!! Thanks for your service, I appreciate anyone who’s willing to freeze their posterior off me!!!
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Love the Richard Byrd statue. Amazing footage.

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