U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Keith Ropella, commanding officer, Caroline Kennedy, U.S. Ambassador for Australia, Hon. Tanya Plibersek, Australian Minister for Environment and Water, and Hon. Mark Dreyfus KC, Attorney General for Australia, stand in front of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) 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)