Crewmembers from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) handle a mooring line during a mooring evolution in McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Jan. 16, 2024. 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 2nd Class Ryan Graves)