U.S. Ambassador for Australia visits Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) [Image 5 of 10]

HOBART, TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA

12.16.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Graves 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

Caroline Kennedy, U.S. Ambassador for Australia, staff from the U.S. Embassy for Australia, U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Keith Ropella, commanding officer, and Lt. j.g. Heather Allen, public affairs officer, discuss the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s (WAGB 10) route across the Pacific Ocean in Hobart, Australia, Dec. 16, 2023. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter 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 Ryan Graves)

• Date Taken: 12.16.2023
• Date Posted: 12.17.2023 18:23
• Photo ID: 8172312
• VIRIN: 231216-G-IC479-2069
• Resolution: 5985x3982
• Size: 3.92 MB
• Location: HOBART, TASMANIA, AU