Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Bokum | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 02.25.2026
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) crew members conduct small boat operations in support of the Tug Rachel and the installation of new National Science Foundation Discovery pier at McMurdo Station during a joint operation with the NSF, Feb. 25, 2026. U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Bokum)...
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Bokum | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 02.24.2026
U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Joseph Trump, an afloat icebreaking training program (AITP) officer, provides an overview of the AITP program while deployed in Antarctica with USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2026, Feb. 24, 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,......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Bokum | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 02.21.2026
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) crew members conduct small boat training on a 26-foot Cutter Boat-Large (CB-L) in the Ross Sea amid Operation Deep Freeze 2026, Feb. 21, 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......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Bokum | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 02.21.2026
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) crew members train in the Ross Sea on a 26-foot Cutter Boat-Large (CB-L) 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 video by Petty......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Bokum | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 02.17.2026
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) command members discuss the mission of Operation Deep Freeze 2026 while in Antarctica, Feb. 17, 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. Additionally, this year commemorates the Polar Star’s 50th year of service. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd......
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Bokum | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 02.13.2026
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) sails through heavy weather in Antarctica’s Ross Sea amid Operation Deep Freeze 2026, Feb. 13, 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 video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Bokum)...
Video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Bokum | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 02.13.2026
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) small boat crew members navigate through the McMurdo Sound during Operation Deep Freeze 2026, Feb. 13, 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......
Courtesy Video | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 02.09.2026
USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) conducts operations near the Ross Ice Shelf 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 video by ENS Madelyn Greene)...
