Petty Officer 3rd Class Steven Calcaterra, a crewmember aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), prepares for Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) operations while the cutter transits McMurdo Sound 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)