Petty Officer 2nd Class Miriam Bingham, a culinary specialist aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, prepares to bake cookies while underway on the Southern Ocean on Saturday, Jan. 6, 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.