Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hammett, a storekeeper aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, issues cold weather gear to Seaman Bella Anselm, a member of the ship’s deck department, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is 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.