USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) sits hove-to in the Ross Sea during Operation Deep Freeze 2026 as a National Science Foundation helicopter lands on the ice to escort a team of divers from U.S. Coast Guard Regional Dive Locker Pacific to Antarctica, Jan. 15, 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 USCGC Polar Star’s 50th year of service. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Bokum)
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