Thule Operation Pacer Goose
THULE AIR BASE, Greenland -- Master Sgt. Michal Wells, 821st Support Squadron, provides forklift support for storing lodging furniture as part of Operation PACER GOOSE, an annual summertime resupply mission to Thule Air Base. The base is the U.S. military’s northernmost installation, 750 miles north of the Arctic Circle. In July, a Military Sealift Command cargo ship named the American Tern, delivered more than 1.6 million pounds of cargo and a Navy fuel tanker delivered more than 8.2 million gallons of fuel. The cargo received this year will update the furnishings for the lodging facility and also serves as an avenue for delivery of items too large for the regular rotations of aircraft that fly in weekly. The resupply allows the base to operate during its austere winters, when it experiences complete darkness for months and temperatures dip to 30 degrees below zero. (U.S. Air Force photo)