Capt. William Woityra, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB-10) (left), discusses the importance of the Coast Guard’s ice breaking program with Tom Udoll (right), Ambassador of the United States to New Zealand and Samoa, while Polar Star moored in Wellington, New Zealand, Dec. 13, 2021. Woityra is a career icebreaker and has completed four tours on Polar Star and his first tour on the heavy ice breaker was as an ensign after graduating the Coast Guard Academy. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballero)