USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) deck force crew members conduct crane operations to retrieve the brow after the cutter’s ice rescue team completed a successful mission on the Ross Sea, Jan. 15, 2026. The U.S. military's support of U.S. Antarctic research began in 1955. U.S. Indo-Pacific Command proudly continues to lead the Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica team in providing logistic support for the United States Antarctic Program. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Bokum)