Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 02.25.2026
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.......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 02.25.2026
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) small boat crew members arrive at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, for a joint operation with the National Science Foundation to install the NSF Discovery pier, Feb. 25, 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......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 02.25.2026
The new National Science Foundation Discovery pier is installed at McMurdo Station via a joint effort from USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) and the NSF during Operation Deep Freeze 2026, Feb. 25, 2026. Every year, a joint and total force team works together to ensure successful ODF operations. Active, Guard, and Reserve service members from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, and Navy......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 02.25.2026
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......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Bokum | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 02.21.2026
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) small boat crew members conduct training in the Ross Sea during Operation Deep Freeze 2026, Feb. 21, 2026. Operation Deep Freeze is one of the more challenging U.S. military peacetime missions due to the harsh environment in which it is conducted, and this year also commemorates the Polar Star’s 50th year of service. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd......
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 02.09.2026
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) travels alongside Ross Island in Antarctica amid Operation Deep Freeze 2026, Feb. 9, 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 ENS Madelyn Greene)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 02.09.2026
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) operates near the Ross Ice Shelf as it supports Operation Deep Freeze 2026, Feb. 9, 2026. Operation Deep Freeze is one of the more challenging U.S. military peacetime missions due to the harsh environment in which it is conducted, and this year also commemorates the Polar Star’s 50th year of service. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by ENS Madelyn Greene)...
Courtesy Photo | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 02.09.2026
USCGC Polar Star’s (WAGB 10) operates near Ross Island in Antarctica during Operation Deep Freeze 2026, Feb. 9, 2026. Operation Deep Freeze is one of the more challenging U.S. military peacetime missions due to the harsh environment in which it is conducted, and this year also commemorates the Polar Star’s 50th year of service. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by ENS Madelyn Greene)...
