Lt. Cmdr. Rachel Rand, operations officer aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), addresses the crew during quarters while the cutter transits the Southern Ocean, Jan. 3, 2025. The Polar Star is en route to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, a joint service, inter-agency support operation for the National Science Foundation, which manages the United States Antarctic Program. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Briana Carter)