Two channels of broken fast ice made by the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) are seen in front of the Transantarctic mountains in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 14, 2024. 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 2nd Class Ryan Graves)