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A DC-3 plane arrives at the Pricnes Elisabeth Antarctica's airstrip on February 12th, 2026 to take the remaining crew of the BELARE 2025-26 team home at the end of their mission.

The cartpenters receive the steel I-beam that will reinforce the station's annexes.

The team used the hybrid Komatsu earth mover to lower a steel I-beam beneath the station's annexes.

The carpenters help guide the a metal I-beam beneath the station's annexes that will help support the additional weight of the station's water treatment system.

The team's carpenters prepare to install a steel I-beam to reinforce the floor underneath the water treatment system in the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica's annexes.

The hybrid Komatsu Earth Mover positions a steel I-beam beneath the Princess Elisabeth Antarctica's annex.

The tema used the hybrid Komatsu earth mover to position a steel I-beam to prepare it to be placed under the station's annexes.

Lighter cargo is unloaded separately, allowing for more flexible handling and quicker transport to storage areas

The heaviest items are transported on sledges and carefully moved to their designated locations at the station.