Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star supporting Operation Deep Freeze 2018 [Image 18 of 35]

ANTARCTICA

01.09.2018

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen  

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks ice in McMurdo Sound near Antarctica on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is on its way to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2018, the U.S. military’s contribution to the National Science Foundation-managed U.S. Antarctic Program. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen.

• Date Taken: 01.09.2018
• Date Posted: 01.31.2018 16:05
• Photo ID: 4111903
• VIRIN: 180110-G-ZE884-317
• Resolution: 5556x3708
• Size: 8.27 MB
• Location: AQ
• Hometown: SEATTLE, WA, US