U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Casey Connors, a diver, swims off a diving platform next to the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) after being lowered into the Bay of Whales, Antarctica, Feb. 3, 2024. The 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)