Cmdr. Samuel Blase, executive officer, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), observes from the bridge as the cutter prepares to moor at NSF McMurdo Station in Winter Quarters Bay during Operation Deep Freeze, Feb. 13, 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)