Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Briana Carter | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 08.06.2023
The icebreaker USCGC Healy (WAGB 20) crew and researchers install equipment on a floe of multi-year ice in the Beaufort Sea, Aug. 6, 2023. The icebreaker USCGC Healy (WAGB 20) is the Coast Guard's only icebreaker specifically designed for Arctic research as well as the nation's sole surface presence routinely operating in the Arctic Ocean. (U. S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class......
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Briana Carter | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 07.30.2023
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) crew and researchers deploy an Arctic Mobile Observing System glider in the Beaufort Sea, July 30, 2023. The Healy is designed to conduct a wide range of research activities, providing more than 4,200 square feet of scientific laboratory space, numerous electronic sensor systems, oceanographic winches, and accommodations for up to 50 scientists. (Coast......
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 03.22.2023
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star crew render honors to the Heroes of the Battle of Iquique at the changing of the guard ceremony in historic Plaza Sotomayor, Valparaiso, Chile, March 22, 2023. The monument is also the crypt for Capt. Arturo Prat and other fallen heroes of the 1879 battle, and the Polar Star crew paid their respects at the tombs after the ceremony. Chief Engineer Eduardo......
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 03.18.2023
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew moors in Valparaiso, Chile, March 18, 2023. The Polar Star and crew recently finished Operation Deep Freeze 2023 mission. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney)...
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 03.03.2023
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) transits the Lemaire Channel and visits Palmer Station in Antarctica, March 3, 2023. The Polar Star visited the Antarctic Peninsula after completing its mission in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2023. Operation Deep Freeze is one of many operations in the Indo-Pacific in which the U.S. military promotes security and stability across the region. (U.S.......
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 02.21.2023
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) tows a damaged ice pier away from McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Feb. 21, 2023, after the ice pier had reached the end of its life cycle. Each service contributes unique capabilities to the success of Operation Deep Freeze, providing strategic inter-theater airlift, tactical deep field support, aeromedical evacuation support, search and rescue response,......
Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 02.19.2023
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) performs ice breaking and several other missions in cooperation with Operation Deep Freeze 2023, Feb. 19, 2023. Operation Deep Freeze is one of the more challenging U.S. military peacetime missions due to the harsh environment in which it is conducted. The Polar Star's unique ice breaking capabilities enable the successful transit of crucial supplies to......
Courtesy Video | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 01.25.2023
The heavy ice breaker USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) moves an approximately 30,000-ton ice pier for construction of a U.S. Army modular causeway system to conduct cargo operations in Antarctica, Jan. 25, 2023. The U.S. military is uniquely equipped to provide specialized equipment and ships, as well as skilled crewmembers, to ensure the safe delivery and passage of National Science Foundation......
