Petty Officer 1st Class Steve Braun, a boatswain’s mate in the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star deck department, operates the cutter’s throttles while underway in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 9, 2016. During ice operations the cutter is piloted from the cutter’s aloft conn for better visibility. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst)