The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) holds quarters while the cutter transits McMurdo Sound during Operation Deep Freeze, Jan. 23, 2025. Polar Star is conducting ice-breaking operations in 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)