USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) crane operators prepares to lower the cutter’ 38-foot Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) small boat to the Ross Sea amid Operation Deep Freeze 2026, Jan. 23, 2026. Every year, a joint and total force team works together to ensure successful Operation Deep Freeze operations. Active, Guard, and Reserve service members from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, and Navy work together to forge a strong JTF-SFA that continues the proud tradition of U.S. military support to the United States Antarctic Program (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Bokum)