U.S. Coast Guard Polar Star (WAGB 10) inducts new red nose sailors [Image 10 of 10]

ROSS SEA

01.09.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballero 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Thomas Przybyla, executive officer of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), presents a speech about earning the Antarctica service medal and the history of Coast Guard’s red nose sailors while underway in the Ross Sea, Antarctica, Jan. 9, 2022. A red nose sailor is any sailor who crossed the Antarctic Circle (66°33’South latitude) and Coast Guard tradition authorizes sailors who have cross the Antarctic Circle to wear red ball caps as a symbol of pride. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballero)

• Date Taken: 01.09.2022
• Date Posted: 02.06.2022 01:11
• Photo ID: 7037030
• VIRIN: 220109-G-AF140-1007
• Resolution: 1333x2000
• Size: 500.43 KB
• Location: ROSS SEA