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106th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. CON. RES. 205
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 10, 1999
Received
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Recognizing and honoring the heroic efforts of the Air National Guard's
109th Airlift Wing and its rescue of Dr. Jerri Nielsen from the South
Pole.
Whereas the 109th Airlift Wing of the Air National Guard is based at Stratton
Air National Guard Base in Glenville, New York;
Whereas the 109th was called upon by the United States Antarctic Program to
undertake a medical evacuation mission to the South Pole to rescue Dr.
Jerri Nielsen, a physician who diagnosed herself with breast cancer;
Whereas the 109th is the only unit in the world trained and equipped to attempt
such a mission;
Whereas the 10 crew members were pilot Maj. George R. McAllister Jr., senior
mission commander Col. Marion G. Pritchard, co-pilot Maj. David
Koltermann, navigator Lt. Col. Bryan M. Fennessy, engineer Ch. M. Sgt.
Michael T. Cristiano, loadmasters Sr. M. Sgt. Kurt A. Garrison and T.
Sgt. David M. Vesper, flight nurse Maj. Kimberly Terpening, and medical
technicians Ch. M. Sgt. Michael Casatelli and M. Sgt. Kelly McDowell;
Whereas the crew departed Stratton Air Base for McMurdo Station in Antarctica
via Christchurch, New Zealand, on October 6, 1999;
Whereas on October 15, 1999, Aircraft No. 096 departed McMurdo for the South
Pole, where the temperature was approximately -53 degrees Celsius;
Whereas Major McAllister piloted a 130,000 pound LC-130 Hercules cargo plane
equipped with Teflon-coated skis to a safe landing on an icy runway with
visibility barely above minimums established for safe operations;
Whereas less than 25 minutes later, following an emotional goodbye and brief
medical evaluation, Dr. Nielsen and the crew headed back to McMurdo
Station;
Whereas the mission lasted 9 days and covered 11,410 nautical miles; and
Whereas Major McAllister became the first person ever to land on a polar ice cap
at this time of year: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That Congress recognizes and honors the crew of the Air National
Guard's 109th Airlift Wing for its heroic efforts in rescuing Dr. Jerri
Nielsen from the South Pole.
Passed the House of Representatives November 9, 1999.
Attest:
JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk.
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