Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) breaks channel to McMurdo Station, Antarctica [Image 5 of 13]

ANTARCTICA

01.16.2024

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Graves 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

A group of McMurdites stand on the ice pier of McMurdo Station as they wait for the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) to moor in McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Jan. 16, 2024. The U.S. military's support of U.S. Antarctic research began in 1955. U.S. Indo-
Pacific Command proudly 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 2nd Class Ryan Graves)

• Date Taken: 01.16.2024
• Date Posted: 01.26.2024 14:04
• Photo ID: 8209223
• VIRIN: 240116-G-IC479-1031
• Resolution: 6009x3998
• Size: 3.31 MB
• Location: AQ