Courtesy Story | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 01.26.2024
MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew arrived at McMurdo Station in Antarctica, Jan. 16, following the cutter’s departure from its Seattle homeport Nov. 15. This deployment marks the Polar Star’s 27th journey to Antarctica supporting Operation Deep Freeze, an annual joint military service mission to resupply the United States Antarctic......
Story by Senior Chief Petty Officer Charly Tautfest | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 12.15.2023
SEATTLE – U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) and crew returned to its homeport Friday, after circumnavigating the globe covering 25,000 miles in 159-days in support of the 2024 Arctic science missions. The Healy and crew made port call stops in Seward and Kodiak, Alaska; Tromsø, Norway; Copenhagen, Denmark; Reykjavik, Iceland; Charleston, South Carolina; and Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.......
Courtesy Story | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 03.01.2022
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) reached the southernmost navigable waters on the planet Feb. 17 while underway in the Bay of Whales, Antarctica....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballero | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 02.08.2022
Lt. j.g. Lauren Kowalski’s sacrifice and dedication to service led her to become the first officer to complete the Coast Guard’s Afloat Icebreaker Training Program and to be the commissioned recipient of the 2021 Hopley Yeaton Superior Cutterman Award....
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballero | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 02.07.2022
MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica – The 157 crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) arrived at McMurdo Station in Antarctica Monday following an 86-day transit from the United States and the cutter’s departure from its Seattle homeport Nov. 13. This deployment marks the Polar Star’s 25th journey to Antarctica supporting Operation Deep Freeze, an annual joint military......