USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) supports the installation of a pier in McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze 2026 [Image 8 of 8]

ANTARCTICA

02.25.2026

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) operates
in the Ross Sea as the cutter’s small boat
crew members participate in joint
operation with the National Science
Foundation to install the NSF Discovery
pier in Winter Quarters Bay at McMurdo
Station, Antarctica, Feb. 25, 2026.
Pacific Air Forces operates on a 24-hour
basis to provide the U.S. National
Science Foundation complete joint
operational and logistic support for
Operation Deep Freeze. (U.S. Coast
Guard photo by Lt. Joseph Miller)

• Date Taken: 02.25.2026
• Date Posted: 03.06.2026 19:13
• Photo ID: 9553891
• VIRIN: 260226-O-G0200-9859
• Resolution: 594x446
• Size: 67.99 KB
• Location: AQ