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An aerial starboard bow view of the anchored US Coast Guard icebreaker USCGC POLAR STAR (WAGB 10) escorting the transport oiler USS MAUMEE (T-AOT 149) into port

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PA1 Ed Moreth, Uscg Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service More

The Coast Guard icebreaker USCGC GLACIER (WAGB 4) clears a channel into McMurdo Sound. PHOTO from June 1984 All Hands Magazine

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael Mullen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An arctic seal on McMurdo Sound

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 David B. Loveall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Port bow view of the Coast Guard icebreaker POLAR STAR (WACB 10) breaking a channel in McMurdo Sound

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A granite memorial stands in memory of a Navy petty officer who died when his bulldozer broke through the ice of McMurdo Sound

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Michael Mckinley, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S More

A starboard beam view of the Soviet civilian research ship PROFESSOR ZUBOV in McMurdo Sound

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica(ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot More

A port view of the Soviet civilian research ship PROFESSOR ZUBOV anchored in McMurdo Sound

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica(ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot More

The Coast Guard icebreaker USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11) makes its way through the ice of McMurdo Sound during Operation Deep Freeze '92

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '92 Country: Antarctica(ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More

Vice Admiral Robert J. Spane, commander, Naval Air Force US Pacific Fleet, visits inside one of the sites at McMurdo Sound

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Edward Bushey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A C-130T Hercules aircraft of Antarctica Development Squadron Six (VXE-6) rolls down the runway after landing at McMurdo Sound. he aircraft is carrying Vice Admiral Robert J. Spane, commander, Naval Air Force, US Pacific Fleet on an inspection tour of the facilities

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Edward Bushey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Front view of a UH-1 Iroquois Huey helicopter being fueled at McMurdo Sound prior to flying Vice Admiral Robert J. Spane, commander, Naval Air Force US Pacific Fleet out to one of the research sites

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Edward Bushey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An aerial view of the radar site on a hill top above the sound. The antenna transmitter heads are housed inside the domes to protect them from the severe weather

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Edward G. Bushey, Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se More

Flight LT. Stu Brownie observes from the co-pilot seat as LT. Greg Robinson takes off from the McMurdo Sound helo pad in a UH-1N Gentle helicopter

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Edward G. Bushey, Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se More

An aerial view of a radar site on a hill top above the sound. The gray swish at the top of the photograph was caused by the rotating blade of the helicopter

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Edward G. Bushey, Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se More

Air crewman Aviation Machinist Mate Third Class (AD3) Tim Phillips checks the final approach from the doorway of a UH-1N Gentle helicopter as LT. Greg Robinson lands at the McMurdo Sound helo pad

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Edward G. Bushey, Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se More

A view of a portion of McMurdo Station as seen from Observation Hill (elevation 750 feet). A snow covered mountain peak is in the background

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Scott Tolle Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi More

A view of a portion of McMurdo Station as seen from Observation Hill (elevation 750 feet). The Coast Guard icebreaker POLAR SEA (WAB-11) is moored at the pier

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Scott Tolle Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi More

A view of a portion of McMurdo Station as seen from Observation Hill (elevation 750 feet). The Coast Guard icebreaker POLAR SEA (WAB-11) is tied up at the pier. The USCG icebreaker POLAR STAR (WAB-10) is offshore

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Scott Tolle Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi More

A view of a portion of McMurdo Station as seen from Observation Hill (elevation 750 feet)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Scott Tolle Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi More

A view of a portion of McMurdo Station as seen from Observation Hill (elevation 750 feet). In this view the Coast Guard icebreaker POLAR STAR (WAB-10) can be seen offshore. The visiting Russian icebreaker KHEBLENIKOU is to the left at the break in the ice pack

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Scott Tolle Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi More

Right side profile, high angle view of a U.S. Coast Guard HH-65A Dolphin Helicopter as it sits atop four feet of sea ice on McMurdo Sound, Antarctica in support of the National Science Foundations scientific research. Footprints in the snow, are seen leading away from the aircraft and out of the frame at the bottom of the image. It regularly supplies the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker POLAR STAR (not shown) with mail, cargo, and passenger transit

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Sokolowski, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser More

High angle shot down at a portion of the port deck of the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker POLAR STAR as it easily slices through four-foot thick sea ice in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. The ship is clearing a channel for larger ships scheduled to resupply the National Science Foundations base (not shown) for the upcoming winter over research season

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Polar Star, Mcmerdo Sound Country: Netherlands Antilles (ANT) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Sokolowski, USN Release Status: Released to Public More

Cargo is offloaded with a front end loader as a truck, which pumps hot air to keep the interior warm, sits along side the C-141 Starlifter assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron (AS), 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington. The plane sits on the six foot thick ice runway at the base after a flight from Christchurch, New Zealand. The 8th AS is deployed to support the joint, U.S. Armed Forces and New Zealand Defense Force, military operation which provides logistic support to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Program on Antarctica

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard Kaminski Release Status: Relea More

Cargo is offloaded, using a front end loader, from the C-141 Starlifter assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron (AS), 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington. The plane sits on the six foot thick ice runway at the base after a flight from Christchurch, New Zealand. The 8th AS is deployed to support the joint, U.S. Armed Forces and New Zealand Defense Force, military operation which provides logistic support to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Program on Antarctica. SCREEN RESOLUTION ONLY

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard Kaminski Release Status: Relea More

After offloading, from an aircraft, a flatbed truck filled with pallets of critical cargo for the personnel at the U.S. base, sits on the ice runway. The base is home to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Antarctic Program and is supported, with critical airlift of supplies, by a joint military operation, of the United States Armed Forces and the New Zealand Defense Force. SCREEN RESOLUTION ONLY

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard Kaminski Release Status: Relea More

A truck to provide hot air, to warm the C-141 Starlifter assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron (AS), 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington sits in front of the aircraft's nose. The aircraft is being offloaded at the rear. The 8th AS is deployed to support the joint, U.S. Armed Forces and New Zealand Defense Force, military operation which provides logistic support to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Program on Antarctica

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard Kaminski Release Status: Relea More

A yellow fire truck stands by as the C-141 Starlifter assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron (AS), 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, sitting on the six foot thick ice runway, is offloaded of its cargo. A truck that pumps hot air into the aircraft sits next to the nose of the C-141. The 8th AS is deployed to support the joint, U.S. Armed Forces and New Zealand Defense Force, military operation which provides logistic support to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Program on Antarctica. SCREEN RESOLUTION ONLY

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard Kaminski Release Status: Relea More

C-141 Starlifter assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron (AS), 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington sits on the six foot thick ice runway. A truck that pumps warm air into the aircraft sits next to the nose of the C-141. The 8th AS is deployed to support the joint, U.S. Armed Forces and New Zealand Defense Force, military operation which provides logistic support to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Program on Antarctica

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard Kaminski Release Status: Relea More