U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Emmily Hercules handles a mooring line onboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) as it gets underway from Seattle, Nov. 15, 2023. The Polar Star is headed to Antarctica as part of Operation Deep Freeze. Operation Deep Freeze is one of many operations in the Indo-Pacific in which the U.S. military promotes security and stability across the region. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Graves)