Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star transits through ice during Operation Deep Freeze 2023 [Image 5 of 16]

ANTARCTICA

12.27.2022

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Capt. Keith Ropella, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), and Lt. Cmdr. Benjamin Litts, the operations officer on the Polar Star, work on the bridge while transiting the Southern Ocean, Dec. 27, 2022. The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star first arrived in the pack ice on Christmas Day. Polar Star is en route to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, a joint service, inter-agency support operation for the National Science Foundation, which manages the United States Antarctic Program. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney)

• Date Taken: 12.27.2022
• Date Posted: 12.30.2022 13:40
• Photo ID: 7574153
• VIRIN: 221227-G-SL960-0001
• Resolution: 8640x5760
• Size: 5.1 MB
• Location: AQ