Petty Officer 3rd Class Juliette Cavigliano-Brady, a storekeeper on Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), touches a star fish at Palmer Station, Antarctica, March 3, 2023. Members of the Polar Star crew had the opportunity to tour Palmer Station science facilities and learn about the National Science Foundation’s mission in Antarctica. The United States is committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific region, one in which the National Science Foundation-sponsored research and science programs can be conducted for the betterment of all humanity. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney)