ANTARCTIC (Feb. 15, 2006)--The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks ice in the turning basin outside McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Feb. 15, 2006.Fireman Apprentice Andrew Eichholz tries to put his mind anywhere but the sickbay of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star on Jan. 31, 2006, as he receives pain medicine in preparation for stitches, from Lt.j.g Robert Amrien, the ship's Physician Assistant. The Polar Star is currently embarked on a mission to assist in icebreaking operations into McMurdo Station, Antarctica. USCG photo by PA2 Mariana O'Leary