Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star supports Operation Deep Freeze 2018 [Image 19 of 35]

ANTARCTICA

01.10.2018

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen  

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

An emperor penguin poses for a photo in front of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star 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: 01.10.2018
• Date Posted: 01.31.2018 17:32
• Photo ID: 4111905
• VIRIN: 180110-G-ZE884-571
• Resolution: 4265x6391
• Size: 9.05 MB
• Location: AQ
• Hometown: SEATTLE, WA, US