Saburro Peak
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Saburro Peak is a peak
to the south of Doll Peak
, rising to 1930 m in the south part of Ravens Mountains
, Britannia Range. Named after Colonel Richard M. Saburro, Commanding Officer
of the 109 Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard
, who was the first Guard commander for Operation Deep Freeze
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Summit (topography)
In topography, a summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. Mathematically, a summit is a local maximum in elevation...
to the south of Doll Peak
Doll Peak
Doll Peak is a peak rising to 2130 m in the northwest part of the Ravens Mountains, Britannia Range. Named after Brigadier General Karl H. Doll, who served as Director of Operations of the 109 Tactical Airlift Group and was instrumental in early transition planning of the LC-130 operations from...
, rising to 1930 m in the south part of Ravens Mountains
Ravens Mountains
Ravens Mountains is a symmetrical group of mountains on the west side of Hughes Basin in Britannia Range. The mountains are 12 nautical miles long and rise to 2130 m in Doll Peak. Named after the 109 Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard which has provided logistical support to the...
, Britannia Range. Named after Colonel Richard M. Saburro, Commanding Officer
Commanding officer
The commanding officer is the officer in command of a military unit. Typically, the commanding officer has ultimate authority over the unit, and is usually given wide latitude to run the unit as he sees fit, within the bounds of military law...
of the 109 Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard
New York Air National Guard
The New York Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of New York. It is, along with the New York Army National Guard, an element of the New York National Guard. It is considered a part of the United States Air Force, as well as its state mission...
, who was the first Guard commander for Operation Deep Freeze
Operation Deep Freeze
Operation Deep Freeze is the codename for a series of United States missions to Antarctica, beginning with "Operation Deep Freeze I" in 1955–56, followed by "Operation Deep Freeze II", "Operation Deep Freeze III", and so on...
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