Ravens Mountains () is a symmetrical group of mountains on the west side of

Hughes Basin Hughes Basin () is a large basinlike névé in the Britannia Range of Antarctica which is bounded except to the south by the Ravens Mountains, Mount Henderson, Mount Olympus and Mount Quackenbush. The feature is long and the ice surface descends ...

in Britannia Range, Antarctica The mountains are 12 nautical miles (22 km) long and rise to 2130 m in

Doll Peak Ravens Mountains () is a symmetrical group of mountains on the west side of Hughes Basin in Britannia Range, Antarctica The mountains are 12 nautical miles (22 km) long and rise to 2130 m in Doll Peak. Named after the 109th Airlift Wing of th ...

. Named after the

109th Airlift Wing The 109th Airlift Wing (109 AW) is a unit of the New York Air National Guard, stationed at Stratton Air National Guard Base, Schenectady, New York. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility ...

of the

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which has provided logistical support to the

United States Antarctic Program The United States Antarctic Program (or USAP; formerly known as the United States Antarctic Research Program or USARP and the United States Antarctic Service or USAS) is an organization of the United States government which has presence in the A ...

(USAP) for several years beginning in 1988. Ravens is a nickname associated with the Airlift Wing.

Notable peaks

*Aldi Peak () is a

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rising to at the west end of the Ravens Mountains. Named after Louis M. Aldi who served as the 109 Airlift Wing Command Chief Master Sergeant during the transition of

Lockheed LC-130 The Lockheed LC-130 is a ski-equipped United States Air Force variant of the C-130 Hercules used in the Arctic and Antarctic. Ten are currently in service with the 109th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard. Design and development T ...

operations from the

U.S. Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage of ...

to the

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*Doll Peak () is a peak rising to 2,130 metres (7,000 ft) in the northwest part of the Ravens Mountains, Britannia Range. It was named after Brigadier General Karl H. Doll, who served as Director of Operations of the 109th Tactical Airlift Group and was instrumental in early transition planning of the LC-130 operations from the U.S. Navy to the Air National Guard.

References

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