U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Casey Connors, a diver, stands on a diving platform on the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) before being lowered into the Bay of Whales, Antarctica, Feb. 3, 2024. 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 2nd Class Ryan Graves)