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Breaking the ice: WARB SMSgt becomes first AFRC 1st Sgt. in Antarctica

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Senior Master Sgt. Joseph Coffey, 439th Aerospace Medical Squadron 1st Sgt., received a unique opportunity to deploy to McMurdo Station, Antarctica as the 13th Air Expeditionary Group 1st Sgt. for Operation DEEP FREEZE. He is the first reservist to fill the role, which is normally filled by the 109th Airlift Wing, Stratton Air National Guard Base in Schenectady, New York. Operation DEEP FREEZE, run by the Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarcti…
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DVIDS broke the news in on Sunday, November 2, 2025.
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