Video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 12.28.2022
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) transits through pack ice in the Southern Ocean, Dec. 26, 2022. The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star first arrived in the pack ice on Christmas Day. (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 | 11.16.2022
The United States' only heavy icebreaker, the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) departs its Seattle homeport, Nov. 16, 2022. The crew's annual journey to Antarctica is conducted in support of Operation Deep Freeze, a joint military service mission to resupply the United States Antarctic stations of the National Science Foundation, the lead agency for the United States Antarctic Program.......
Video by Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 10.01.2021
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) deploys to the Arctic annually and coordinates with our international partners to maintain the region as safe, prosperous, and cooperative, Oct. 1, 2021. As a Coast Guard cutter, Healy and its crew are capable of executing the Coast Guard’s statutory missions in the Polar Regions including search and rescue, environmental protection, and......
Video by Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 09.24.2021
The Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) crew operates and conducts oceanographic research missions near Umanak Fjord, Greenland Sept. 24, 2021. Healy was designed to conduct Coast Guard missions and support a wide range of Arctic research activities with more than 4,200 square feet of scientific laboratory space, numerous electronic sensor systems, oceanographic winches, and accommodations for......
Video by Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 09.19.2021
Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) crewmembers and a team of international scientists deploy an autonomous glider into Disko Bay on Sept. 19, 2021. The data collected by the glider will be used by scientists who are studying the impacts of warm water affecting the rate of melting from the Greenland ice sheet. U.S. Coast Guard video by Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi....
Video by Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 09.13.2021
The Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB) transits toward Nuuk, Greenland during their 2021 Arctic deployment on Sept. 13, 2021. Healy embarked members in Nuuk from the international science community and institutions from the U.S. and Norway who will perform oceanographic research projects within Baffin Bay to inform environmental change research. U.S. Coast Guard video by Chief Petty Officer Matt......
Video by Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi | U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area | 09.09.2021
The USCGC Healy (WAGB 20) crew conducts oceanographic research deploying a CTD instrument to measure conductivity, temperature, and depth in the Baffin Bay on Sept. 9, 2021. Healy’s crew collaborates with the international science community and institutions from the U.S., Canada, Norway, and Denmark to perform oceanographic projects throughout the Northwest Passage and within the Baffin Bay......
Video by Chief Petty Officer Matthew Masaschi | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 09.01.2021
Ens. Valarie Hines, an ice pilot aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20), breaks through Arctic ice as she maneuvers through the Beaufort Sea, Sept. 1, 2021. Healy’s crew deployed to the Arctic to conduct Coast Guard missions, strengthen international partnerships, demonstrate our commitment to ensuring a safe and secure Arctic, and support environmental research with the international......
