USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) supports the installation of a pier in McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze 2026 [Image 3 of 8]

ANTARCTICA

02.25.2026

Courtesy Photo

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) crew
members embark from McMurdo
Station amid Operation Deep Freeze
2026, Feb. 25, 2026. The U.S. Antarctic
Program, which carries forward the
nation’s goals of supporting the
Antarctic Treaty, fosters cooperative
research with other nations, protects the
Antarctic environment, and develops
measures to ensure only equitable and
wise use of resources. (U.S. Coast Guard
photo by Lt. Joseph Miller)

• Date Taken: 02.25.2026
• Date Posted: 03.06.2026 19:13
• Photo ID: 9553897
• VIRIN: 260226-O-G0200-3105
• Resolution: 616x458
• Size: 99.36 KB
• Location: AQ