Crewmember advanced to 2nd class during ceremony aboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star [Image 3 of 35]

NEW ZEALAND, NEW ZEALAND

01.01.2018

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen  

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Petty Officer 2nd Class Miriam Bingham, a culinary specialist aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, gets her second class insignia pinned on during an advancement ceremony aboard the ship in Lyttelton, New Zealand, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star visited New Zealand on its way to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2018, the U.S. military’s contribution to the National Science Foundation-managed U.S. Antarctic Program. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Nick Ameen.

• Date Taken: 01.01.2018
• Date Posted: 01.31.2018 16:03
• Photo ID: 4111859
• VIRIN: 180102-G-ZE884-101
• Resolution: 7360x4912
• Size: 13.84 MB
• Location: NEW ZEALAND, NZ
• Hometown: SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, US