Operation IceBridge Arctic 2015

Some photos of my time with the Operation IceBridge 2015 Arctic campaign up in Thule and Fairbanks.

The NASA C-130 coming in to land from the first science flight of the campaign
The first science flight: successful overflight of the icebreaker "Lance", in the Fram Strait

Me out on the sea ice!
image courtesy Nathan Kurtz
The Arctic entry door to the arcraft hangar: they don't fool around up here
Headed out to the NASA C-130 for my first OIB flight in the Arctic!

Onboard, everyone is in fairly jovial spirits as we get ready for the flight to Fairbanks
A view of the C-130 cargo area, where most of the instruments & crew are located
A look at some of the instruments on the C-130, the ATM LIDAR is installed in the floor in the foreground.
The box in the floor of the foreground with the "DANGER" sign on it is the ATM LIDAR
Me hanging out the back of the C-130 cargo ramp, while they attempt to repair the engine