Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) reaches McMurdo Sound fast ice [Image 5 of 12]

ANTARCTICA

12.28.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Graves 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

A National Science Foundation pilot and Petty Officer 3rd Class Jake Clegg, an electrician’s mate, walk towards a National Science Foundation helicopter in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Dec. 28, 2023. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star is enroute to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, a joint service, interagency support operation for the National Science Foundation, which manages the United States Antarctic Program. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Graves)

• Date Taken: 12.28.2023
• Date Posted: 01.05.2024 13:30
• Photo ID: 8188574
• VIRIN: 231228-G-IC479-1289
• Resolution: 5489x3652
• Size: 3.28 MB
• Location: AQ