Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star supports Operation Deep Freeze 2018 [Image 25 of 35]

MOUNT EREBUS, ANTARCTICA

01.13.2018

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen  

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

An ice rescue team from the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star conducts training on how to properly set up an ice anchor near Mount Erebus, Antarctica, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is on deployment 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: 01.13.2018
• Date Posted: 01.31.2018 17:31
• Photo ID: 4111926
• VIRIN: 180113-G-ZE884-058
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 12.3 MB
• Location: MOUNT EREBUS, AQ
• Hometown: SEATTLE, WA, US