Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) conducts world’s southernmost dive [Image 1 of 6]

ANTARCTICA

02.03.2024

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Graves 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

U.S. Coast Guard Senior Chief Petty Jeff Esser, a diver, checks the mask of Petty Officer 2nd Class Chuck Fox, a diver, on the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) before completing the southernmost dive in history in the Bay of Whales, Antarctica, Feb. 3, 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 strong 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: 02.03.2024
• Date Posted: 02.26.2024 16:12
• Photo ID: 8244055
• VIRIN: 240203-G-IC479-3009
• Resolution: 6048x4024
• Size: 3.13 MB
• Location: AQ