Midshipmen Joshua Garcia-Billings and Andrej Klema, midshipmen temporarily assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), wave the Coast Guard Cutter Polar star’s flag during ice liberty in the McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 2, 2023. They deployed in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2023, one of the more challenging U.S. military peacetime missions due to the harsh environment in which it is conducted. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney)