Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) breaks channel to McMurdo Station, Antarctica [Image 4 of 13]

ANTARCTICA

01.16.2024

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Graves 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

U.S. Coast Guardsmen from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) handle line in preparation for mooring to the ice pier in McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Jan. 16, 2024. Every year, a joint and total force team works together to complete a successful Operation Deep Freeze season. Active, Guard, and Reserve service members from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, and Navy work together to forge a Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica that continues the tradition of U.S. military support to the United States Antarctic
Program. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Graves)

• Date Taken: 01.16.2024
• Date Posted: 01.26.2024 14:04
• Photo ID: 8209222
• VIRIN: 240116-G-IC479-1016
• Resolution: 5958x3964
• Size: 3.44 MB
• Location: AQ