USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) holds quarters in McMurdo Sound during Operation Deep FreezeUSCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) holds quarters in McMurdo Sound during Operation Deep Freeze [Image 5 of 7]

ANTARCTICA

01.23.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Briana Carter  

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Petty Officer 2nd Class Jeremy Burgess, an operations specialist aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), and Capt. Jeffery Rasnake, Polar Star’s commanding officer, stand for a photo 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)

• Date Taken: 01.23.2025
• Date Posted: 01.31.2025 18:34
• Photo ID: 8844371
• VIRIN: 250123-G-HT254-1112
• Resolution: 7498x4999
• Size: 24.58 MB
• Location: AQ