Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) handle a mooring line as they prepare to get underway for Operation Deep Freeze from Seattle, Nov. 15, 2023. Operation Deep Freeze is 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 Ryan Graves)