Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star supports Operation Deep Freeze 2018 [Image 21 of 35]

ANTARCTICA

01.11.2018

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen  

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Rogers, an electrician’s mate, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Gavin Dunaway, an electronics technician, troubleshoot an issue with the diesel-electric propulsion plant aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star while underway in McMurdo Sound near Antarctica on Thursday, Jan. 11, 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: 01.11.2018
• Date Posted: 01.31.2018 17:32
• Photo ID: 4111912
• VIRIN: 180111-G-ZE884-334
• Resolution: 6998x4671
• Size: 13.74 MB
• Location: AQ
• Hometown: SEATTLE, WA, US