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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star conducts Operation Deep Freeze mission, arrived at McMurdo Station

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Joshua Tangermann, a boatswain’s mate, fires a line gun during a mooring evolution on the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) in McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Jan. 16, 2024. Operation Deep Freeze is one of many operations in the Indo-Pacific in which the U.S. military promotes security and stability across the region. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Graves)
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star conducts Operation Deep Freeze mission, arrived at McMurdo Station

An Orca breaches a hole in a channel made by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica Jan. 11, 2024. Polar Star is enroute to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, a joint service, interagency support operation for the National Science Foundation, which manages the United States Antarctic Program. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Graves)
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star conducts Operation Deep Freeze mission, arrived at McMurdo Station

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) is seen moored up to the ice pier at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Jan. 17, 2024. Operation Deep Freeze is one of many operations in the Indo-Pacific in which the U.S. military promotes security and stability across the region. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Graves)
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star conducts Operation Deep Freeze mission, arrived at McMurdo Station

A group of seals are seen on the fast ice in front of McMurdo Station from the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 5, 2024. The U.S. military's support of U.S. Antarctic research began in 1955. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command continues to lead the Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica team in providing logistic support for the United States Antarctic Program. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Graves)
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star conducts Operation Deep Freeze mission, arrived at McMurdo Station

Crewmembers from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) handle a mooring line during a mooring evolution in McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Jan. 16, 2024. Polar Star is enroute to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, a joint service, interagency support operation for the National Science Foundation, which manages the United States Antarctic Program. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Graves)
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star conducts Operation Deep Freeze mission, arrived at McMurdo Station

Several McMurdites pull in a heaving line attached to a mooring line from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 16, 2024. Polar Star is enroute to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, a joint service, interagency support operation for the National Science Foundation, which manages the United States Antarctic Program. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Graves)
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departs Seattle to begin Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica

An electrical shore-tie is disconnected from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) as crew members make final preparations to get the vessel underway from Base Seattle on Nov. 15, 2023. The Polar Star is a 399-foot heavy icebreaker that was commissioned in 1976. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier)
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departs Seattle to begin Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) begins to push away from the pier at Base Seattle as the crew departs on Nov. 15, 2023. The Polar Star is the Nation’s only operational heavy polar icebreaker and the only asset capable of providing access to both Polar Regions. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt. Chris Butters)
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departs Seattle to begin Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica

Family members wave to the crew aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) as the vessel begins to push away from the pier at Base Seattle on Nov. 15, 2023. The crew of the Polar Star are beginning their voyage to Antarctica in support Operation Deep Freeze, the annual joint military mission to resupply the United States Antarctic stations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier)
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departs Seattle to begin Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica

Crew members from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) get ready to board the vessel before it departs Base Seattle on Nov. 15, 2023. The crew is scheduled to deploy for several months in support of Operation Deep Freeze, a mission that enables the delivery of critical supplies to sustain the U.S. Antarctic Program’s year-round operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier)
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departs Seattle to begin Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) transits across Elliott Bay after departing Base Seattle on Nov. 15, 2023. The crew are scheduled to assist with icebreaking operations near Antarctica in the coming months in support of Operation Deep Freeze. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier)
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U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departs Seattle to begin Operation Deep Freeze in Antarctica

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's (WAGB 10) crew members deck department pose for a photo as the cutter begins to get underway from Base Seattle, Nov. 15, 2023. The crew is scheduled to deploy for several months in support of Operation Deep Freeze, a mission that enables the delivery of critical supplies to sustain the U.S. Antarctic Program’s year-round operations. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier)
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USCGC Polar Star icebreaking operations off of Antarctica

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star cuts through Antarctic ice in the Ross Sea near a large group of seals as the ship’s crew creates a navigation channel for supply ships, Jan. 16, 2017. The resupply channel is an essential part of the yearly delivery of essential supplies to the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley)
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Visitors on the ice

ANTARCTICA - A curious penguin comes by to investigate the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea as the ship takes a break from its ice-breaking duties. The Polar Sea is in Antarctica as part of the Air Force-led Joint Task Force Support Forces Antarctica, Operation Deep Freeze 2007, clearing a navigable channel for supply ships to get needed equipment and goods to scientists working in McMurdo. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kevin Neff.
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