USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) visits NSF McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze [Image 3 of 18]

ANTARCTICA

02.12.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Briana Carter  

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Lt. j. g. Andrew Lavallee, a crewmember aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), conducts a mooring evolution at the U.S. Antarctic Program’s NSF McMurdo Station in McMurdo Sound during Operation Deep Freeze, Feb. 12, 2025. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command 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)

• Date Taken: 02.12.2025
• Date Posted: 03.04.2025 19:39
• Photo ID: 8883857
• VIRIN: 250212-G-HT254-1305
• Resolution: 8256x5504
• Size: 20.28 MB
• Location: AQ