Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Calcaterra, an information systems technician 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, Feb. 6, 2025. Operation Deep Freeze is one of many operations in the Indo-Pacific in which the U.S. military promotes security and stability across the region. 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 Briana Carter)