The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star completed another successful Operation Deep Freeze mission supporting the National Science Foundation (NSF). The crew departed late last year and assisted in the annual delivery of supplies and fuel for NSF research stations in Antarctica.
For more information, visit http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2018/01/introduction-to-operation-deep-freeze-2018/
Coast Guard Cutter Sherman
Coast Guard Cutter Sherman was decommissioned March 29 in Honolulu after nearly 50 years of service. Sherman's operational resume includes action in the Vietnam War, major drug interdictions - including the largest individual cocaine seizure in U.S. history - maritime law enforcement, living marine resources protection, migrant interdictions and numerous rescues.
For more information, visit https://www.dvidshub.net/news/271190/coast-guard-decommissions-9th-high-endurance-cutter-after-nearly-50-years