Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) holds ice liberty [Image 8 of 9]

ANTARCTICA

12.29.2023

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Graves 

U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Kody Young, an electronics technician, and Fireman Daegan Buzbee, look on at an Adélie penguin in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Dec. 29, 2023. The U.S. military's support of U.S. Antarctic research began in 1955. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star is enroute to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, a joint service, interagency 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: 12.29.2023
• Date Posted: 01.05.2024 13:49
• Photo ID: 8188597
• VIRIN: 231229-G-IC479-1175
• Resolution: 6009x3998
• Size: 2.85 MB
• Location: AQ