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)