The Boston Globe, February 27th, 1995
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand -- The 2,400-mile trip to Antarctica's McMurdo Station begins here -- at 3 a.m. No commercial airline serves Antarctica. Americans bound for the deep south fly with the US Navy's VXE-6 squadron. The mission: Operation Deep Freeze. Those reporting for an Antarctic flight wear government-issue "ECW" or extreme cold weather gear -- insulated boots, wind overalls and down parkas. The process of going to Antarctica -- receiving gear, being weighed, reporting for the plane -- is bureaucratic and orderly. The military routine is so calming travellers can forget their destina...
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