Beginning in 1955, "Operation Deep Freeze" (ODF) became the codename for a series of U.S. missions to establish a permanent presence in Antarctica for scientific research.
When most people imagine military operations, they picture tanks rumbling through deserts, jets dogfighting in stratospheric heights, or stealthy raids under a cover of darkness. They rarely imagine a battlefield where the temperature drops to -100°F, where the wind can lift a loaded cargo sled and hurl it a mile away, and where the "enemy" isn't a foreign power, but the planet’s own frozen fury. operation deep freeze
In the most recent season (October 2024 – February 2025), Operation Deep Freeze achieved the following milestones (based on public USAP and 109th AW data): Beginning in 1955, "Operation Deep Freeze" (ODF) became