A National Science Foundation helicopter flies in front of Mt. Erebus in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Dec. 28, 2023. The U.S. military's support of U.S. Antarctic research began in 1955. U.S. Indo-
Pacific Command continues to lead the Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica team in providing logistic support for the United States Antarctic Program. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Graves)