USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) conducts operations in McMurdo Sound during Operation Deep Freeze [Image 1 of 9]

ANTARCTICA

02.28.2025

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Briana Carter  

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

M/V Ocean Gladiator sits moored at NSF McMurdo Station in Winter Quarters Bay during Operation Deep Freeze, Feb. 28, 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)

• Date Taken: 02.28.2025
• Date Posted: 03.31.2025 18:49
• Photo ID: 8906943
• VIRIN: 250228-G-HT254-1008
• Resolution: 8256x5504
• Size: 24.99 MB
• Location: AQ