USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) dispatches ice rescue team for a joint mission with the National Science Foundation during Operation Deep Freeze 2026 [Image 8 of 12]
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) ice rescue crew members haul safety supplies along the frozen Ross Sea as they transit back to the cutter during Operation Deep Freeze 2026, Jan. 15, 2026. The U.S. is committed to a free and open Indo-Pacific region, one in which the U.S. National Science Foundation-sponsored research and science programs can be conducted for the betterment of all humanity. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Bokum)