Maj. Gen. German Has Antarctic Glacier Named After Him

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Posted April 12, 2018

New York Air National Guard Major General Anthony P. German (right) recently was presented with an image of an Antarctic glacier that was named for him in recognition of his service to the National Science Foundation-managed U.S. Antarctic Program.

Also pictured are Brian Stone (to German's immediate left in the photo), chief of staff to NSF's director and formerly longtime head of OPP's Antarctic Infrastructure and Logistics section, and Scott Borg, deputy assistant director for NSF's Geosciences Directorate, who previously served for many years as the head of OPP's Antarctic sciences section.

Among other duties, prior to assuming his current post as the 53rd Adjutant General for the State of New York in April of 2016, Gen. German commanded the Guard's 109th Airlift Wing, based in Scotia, New York.

The citation, from the U.S. Geological Survey's U.S. Board on Geographical Names, notes that German “was instrumental in increasing the efficiency of flight operations in Antarctica, which was critical to completing the South Pole Station Modernization on schedule, while also maintaining support of deep field research and numerous other high-level projects."

The 109th, uniquely in the world, flies a ski-equipped variant of the Hercules transport aircraft in support of NSF funded science in Antarctica and Greenland.