Petty Officer 2nd Class Keith Closson, a diver at Coast
Petty Officer 2nd Class Keith Closson, a diver at Coast Guard Regional Dive Locker East, tends a line as two other divers are lowered into the water from the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star at the National Scienc... More
Member of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's deck force
Member of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's deck force fake out a 14-inch towing hawser while underway in the Southern Ocean, Feb. 13, 2015. Polar Star's crew is preparing to assist the crew of the fishing vessel... More
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star day in the life 2014
Seaman Stephanie Tindall, a crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, paints the side of the cutter Aug. 25, 2014. The Polar Star is spending time in dry dock in Vallejo, Calif., so that the cutter c... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar approaches the pier at
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar approaches the pier at the U.S. Antarctic Program’s McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Jan. 13, 2016. The icebreaking effort is part of Operation Deep Freeze 2016, the Coast Guard’s logis... More
Coast Guard Capt. Michael Davanzo conducts an interview
Coast Guard Capt. Michael Davanzo conducts an interview with a reporter from a local news outlet while standing on the dry dock floor below the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star. Davanzo, the commanding officer of ... More
Coast Guard Cutter supports Operation Deep Freeze 2016
Kevin Vollbrecht, an engineering development technician with Aerovironment Inc., launches a PUMA AE unmanned aircraft system from the flight deck of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star during Operation Deep Freeze 20... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron Simpson, a boatswain's
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron Simpson, a boatswain's mate, plots the position of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star while acting as quartermaster of the watch while underway near Antarctica in support of Opera... More
A strip of tape indicates the flooding level during
A strip of tape indicates the flooding level during a drill on the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star while underway in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 12, 2016. Certain elements of a drill are simulated to induce a... More
Coast Guard divers prepare for a dive at the National
Coast Guard divers prepare for a dive at the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station ice pier in Antarctica Jan. 19, 2016. The dive team deployed with the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star for Operation Deep ... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star transits through
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star transits through sea ice shortly after crossing the Antarctic Circle Jan. 4, 2016. Polar Star is the nation’s only heavy icebreaker, and the world’s most powerful non-nuclear i... More
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star in dry dock: Coast Guard Day in the Life...
Lt. Cmdr. Kara Burns and Chief Warrant Officer Paul Smith, both of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, conduct an inspection while the cutter is in dry dock for repairs Aug. 27, 2014. The Polar Star is in dry do... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos Rodriguez (right), a
Petty Officer 1st Class Carlos Rodriguez (right), a damage controlman and member of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's Damage Control Training Team, instructs crewmembers on the proper installation of mechanic... More
Coast Guard Lt. Spencer Ross, and engineering officer
Coast Guard Lt. Spencer Ross, and engineering officer aboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, conducts an interview with a reporter from a local news outlet while standing on the dry dock floor below the Polar St... More
Bearing Sea patrol - U.S. Coast guard photo
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star crew and a Russian aircraft crew patrolled the Bering Sea maritime boundary line between Russia and the United States in mid-January. The 45-year-old heavy icebreaker is underway f... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron Simpson, a boatswain's
Petty Officer 3rd Class Cameron Simpson, a boatswain's mate aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, shows off his ugly sweater for the cutter's holiday party Dec. 24, 2014. The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Pola... More
Seaman Patrick O'Grady uses an axe to release towing
Seaman Patrick O'Grady uses an axe to release towing line passed from the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star to the fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain near Antarctica, Feb. 14, 2015. Polar Star's crew will tow the d... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Tedder, a storekeeper,
Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Tedder, a storekeeper, operates the ship's store aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star while underway in the Ross Sea near Antarctica, Jan. 27, 2015. Crewmembers are able to pu... More
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star transits through the
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star transits through the water accomplishing the Coast Guard missions summer of 2013. The Polar Star is one of the largest ships within the Coast Guard measuring at 399 feet long. (U.S... More
Capt. Michael Davanzo, commanding officer of the Coast
Capt. Michael Davanzo, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, outlines the cutter’s recent Antarctic mission on a chart during an interview with KPIX while the cutter is in a Vallejo, Calif., ... More
A sampling of antiquated components used aboard the
A sampling of antiquated components used aboard the Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar sit on a workbench in the cutter’s engine control room while the cutter undergoes depot-level maintenance in a dry dock... More
Rear Adm. Richard T. Gromlich, commander of the 13th
Rear Adm. Richard T. Gromlich, commander of the 13th Coast Guard District (right), speaks with family members of the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star while the cutter moors at the Vigor Shipyard in Sea... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Oakes and Petty Officer
Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Oakes and Petty Officer 1st Class Marcos Colon, electrician's mates aboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, troubleshoot the ship's generator switchboard while transiting the Souther... More
Kris Waters, an engineering flight test specialist
Kris Waters, an engineering flight test specialist with Aerovironment Inc., records a wind reading with an anemometer on Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s flight deck in the Southern Ocean Jan. 3, 2016. The Coast... More
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, US Coast Guard Photo
A Casualty Control Guide is positioned on an engine room valve as Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's crew prepares for an "at sea" drill. Drills offer hands-on training for personnel by simulating casualties that ... More
Fireman Apprentice Elias Guerra, a crewman aboard the
Fireman Apprentice Elias Guerra, a crewman aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, shows off his craftsmanship of gingerbread house making during the cutter's holiday party Dec. 24, 2014. The crew of Coast Gu... More
Cmdr. (Capt. Select) William Woityra addresses the
Cmdr. (Capt. Select) William Woityra addresses the department heads and select crewmembers in attendance for the modified change-of-command ceremony held aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) while... More
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star dry dock - Coast Guard Day in the Life 2...
Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Copeland, a machinery technician aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, creates a replacement part for the cutter Aug. 27, 2014. The Polar Star is in dry dock in Vallejo for rout... More
Chief Warrant Officer James Bride and Lt. j.g. Stephanie
Chief Warrant Officer James Bride and Lt. j.g. Stephanie Bugyis, officers of the deck aboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, discuss the safest way through an ice field while transiting toward the Antarctic Chie... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Keith Closson, a Coast Guard
Petty Officer 2nd Class Keith Closson, a Coast Guard Regional Dive Locker East diver, splashes into McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, during a dive, Feb. 6, 2016. The water temperature the day of the dive was recorded... More
Ensign Cyrus Unvala, marine science officer aboard
Ensign Cyrus Unvala, marine science officer aboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, skis away from the ship during ice liberty in the Ross Sea, Jan. 9, 2015. After the ice was deemed safe, the ship's crew was abl... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Tedder, a storekeeper
Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Tedder, a storekeeper aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, configures sound and lighting equipment for karaoke night in the ship's hangar while underway in the Ross Sea, Jan.... More
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
SEATTLE - Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star take-in mooring lines to start the short trip from Coast Guard Base Seattle at Pier 36 to Todd Shipyard at Harbor Island May 24, 2010. Following C... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a heavy icebreaker
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a heavy icebreaker home-ported in Seattle, transits McMurdo Sound near Ross Island, Antarctica, in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2015, Jan. 9, 2015. Deep Freeze, a multi-ag... More
Seaman Clayton Burnett, a lookout watchstander aboard
Seaman Clayton Burnett, a lookout watchstander aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, keeps a sharp eye on ice floes in front of the ship while transiting through sea ice in the Southern Ocean toward the pos... More
Professor Hugh Loheed, from Vincennes University, teaches
Professor Hugh Loheed, from Vincennes University, teaches a business course to crew members of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star while underway near Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2015, Jan. 7, ... More
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, US Coast Guard Photo
Petty Officer 2nd class Ty Hall inspects Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's machinery on regular rounds of the engine rooms. Polar Star has six diesel engines requiring routine maintenance and upkeep. U.S. Coast G... More
Coast Guard and Navy divers perform an equipment check
Coast Guard and Navy divers perform an equipment check before a dive from the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star at the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Jan. 19, 2016. The dive team exercis... More
Capt. Gregory Stanclik salutes Seaman Graham Carpenter
Capt. Gregory Stanclik salutes Seaman Graham Carpenter before receiving a ship’s commissioning pennant during a modified change-of-command ceremony held aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) while ... More
Members of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's deck force
Members of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's deck force pay out messenger line to the crew of the disabled fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain near Cape Burks, Antarctica, Feb. 14, 2015. Polar Star's crew uses mes... More
Rear Adm. Richard T. Gromlich, commander of the 13th
Rear Adm. Richard T. Gromlich, commander of the 13th Coast Guard District, speaks with family members of the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star prior to its arrival at the Vigor Shipyard in Seattle, Aug.... More
Contractors prepare to exchange the 16-foot-diameter
Contractors prepare to exchange the 16-foot-diameter propellers on the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star while the cutter undergoes repair work at a dry dock in Vallejo, Calif., June 14, 2018. The Polar Star is the... More
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star sits on blocks while
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star sits on blocks while the cutter undergoes depot-level maintenance in a dry dock facility in Vallejo, Calif., in preparation for the cutter’s future polar-region patrol, April 16, 2... More
Vice Admiral Linda Fagan, commander Pacific Area, presents
Vice Admiral Linda Fagan, commander Pacific Area, presents the Meritorious Service Medal to Capt. Gregory Stanclik during a modified change-of-command ceremony held aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAG... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, the United States'
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, the United States' only operational heavy icebreaker, transits an ice field in the Southern Ocean en route to the Antarctic Chieftan, a disabled fishing vessel near Antarctica... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Bill Glenn, an electronics
Petty Officer 2nd Class Bill Glenn, an electronics technician and member of the military dive team aboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, pilots a remote operated vehicle inspecting the propeller of the disabled... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a heavy icebreaker
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a heavy icebreaker home-ported in Seattle, sits hove-to on the ice in the Ross Sea near Antarctica while underway in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2015, Jan. 9, 2015. Deep ... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a high-endurance
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a high-endurance icebreaker home-ported in Seattle, sits on the ice in the Ross Sea near Antarctica while underway in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2015, Jan. 9, 2015. Deep... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star enters an ice field
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star enters an ice field near the Balleny Islands Jan. 5, 2015, while en route to Antarctica in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program, which is managed by the National Science Found... More
Ensign Cyrus Unvala, marine science officer aboard
Ensign Cyrus Unvala, marine science officer aboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, checks weather data and ice coverage while the ship transits the Southern Ocean toward the disabled fishing vessel Antarctic Chi... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jesse Gonzales, a boatswain’s
Petty Officer 3rd Class Jesse Gonzales, a boatswain’s mate in the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s deck department, attacks a simulated fire during a drill on board the cutter in the Ross Sea near Antarctica Feb... More
Polar Star at anchor in Taylor Bay, Alaska
The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) sits at anchor in Taylor Bay, Alaska, Feb. 10, 2020, ahead of their scheduled logistics stop in Juneau, Alaska, near the end of their months-long Arctic... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star deck department lowers
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star deck department lowers two Coast Guard divers from the cutter into McMurdo Sound at the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Jan. 19, 2016. (U.S. Coast G... More
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Tristan Cavender, a dive
U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Tristan Cavender, a dive medical technician at EOD Expeditionary Support Unit 1, helps Petty Officer 1st Class Matt Kamalo, a diver at Coast Guard Regional Dive Locker Pacific, don... More
Contractors conduct work on the hull of the Coast Guard
Contractors conduct work on the hull of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star from the floor of the dry dock where the cutter is undergoing depot-level maintenance in Vallejo, Calif., in preparation for the cutter’... More
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
SEATTLE - Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star heave mooring lines to line handlers at Todd Shipyard on Harbor Island after the short trip from Coast Guard Base Seattle at Pier 36 May 24, 2010. ... More
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star in the Arctic
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star completes ice drills in the Arctic July 3, 2013. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Rachel French)
Cmdr. Kenneth Boda, executive officer and ice pilot,
Cmdr. Kenneth Boda, executive officer and ice pilot, Chief Petty Officer Jeffrey Sullivan, a boatswain's mate and officer of the deck, and Petty Officer 1st Class Allen Birt, a boatswain's mate and break-in off... More
Seaman Nicholas Libbing, a member of deck force aboard
Seaman Nicholas Libbing, a member of deck force aboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, uses a bolo to send a messenger line to the crew of the disabled fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain, Feb. 14, 2015. Antarcti... More
A crew member of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star
A crew member of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star watches out of a winder aboard the cutter as the Antarctic Chieftain comes into view and the cutter begins breaking up the ice around the fishing vessel. The P... More
Contractors prepare to exchange the 16-foot-diameter
Contractors prepare to exchange the 16-foot-diameter propellers on the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star while the cutter undergoes repair work at a dry dock in Vallejo, Calif., June 14, 2018. The Polar Star is the... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Lauren Leonard, Petty Officer
Petty Officer 3rd Class Lauren Leonard, Petty Officer 3rd Class Chynna Loe and Petty Officer 3rd Class Joshua Noz, machinery technicians assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's auxiliary division, replace a... More
Contractors work on the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star
Contractors work on the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star while the cutter undergoes repair work at a dry dock in Vallejo, Calif., June 14, 2018. The Polar Star crew recently completed their mission to re-supply U.... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Bill Glenn, an electronics
Petty Officer 2nd Class Bill Glenn, an electronics technician and member of the military dive team aboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, pilots a remote operated vehicle in the Ross Sea, Jan. 11, 2015. Dive tea... More
Vice Admiral Linda Fagan, commander Pacific Area, salutes
Vice Admiral Linda Fagan, commander Pacific Area, salutes Cmdr. (Capt. Select) William Woityra during the modified change-of-command ceremony held aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) while the cu... More
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star hove to off of Marble
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star hove to off of Marble Point, Antarctica, Jan. 23, 2014. Polar Star transported a nearly one mile of fuel hose to the Air Station at Marble Point. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt.j.g. ... More
Coast Guard divers check equipment on Petty Officer
Coast Guard divers check equipment on Petty Officer 2nd Class Dylan Smith, a Coast Guard Regional West diver, on one of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s landing craft in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Feb. 6, 20... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star escorts the fishing
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star escorts the fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain through the Southern Ocean before transferring responsibility of the vessel's crew to the fishing vessel Janas, Feb. 15, 2015. Po... More
Two Coast Guard divers give the “OK” signal after entering
Two Coast Guard divers give the “OK” signal after entering McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Feb. 6, 2016. Divers deployed aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star for Operation Deep Freeze 2016 inspected an old ice p... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star crew breaks a channel
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star crew breaks a channel to the U.S. Antarctic Program’s McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Jan. 12, 2016. Two supply ships will use the completed channel to deliver fuel and cargo to t... More
Lt. Joel Wright, Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s operations
Lt. Joel Wright, Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s operations officer, uses a rugby ball to explain how the cutter’s uniquely shaped hull breaks ice during a training session Jan. 1, 2016. Polar Star, the world’s... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a heavy icebreaker
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a heavy icebreaker home-ported in Seattle, transits the Southern Ocean toward Antarctica Jan. 2, 2015, to support the U.S. Antarctic Program, which is managed by the National ... More
Members of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's deck force
Members of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's deck force pay out a towing line to the crew of the fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain in the Southern Ocean, Feb. 15, 2015. Polar Star's crew assisted the Antarctic C... More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a 399-foot
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a 399-foot Polar Icebreaker home-ported in Seattle, moors the ship at Vigor Shipyard in Seattle, Aug. 8, 2013. CGC Polar Star is one of the largest ships in the Co... More
Two tugboats escort Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star,
Two tugboats escort Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, a 399-foot Polar Class Icebreaker homeported in Seattle, through Elliott Bay after the cutter got underway from Coast Guard Base Seattle, Dec. 3, 2013. CGC Pol... More
Members of deck force aboard the Coast Guard Cutter
Members of deck force aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star rig a towing hawser while opening a channel through the ice to the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station, Antarctica, for the supply ship O... More
Chief Warrant Officer Seth Endter, an electronics and
Chief Warrant Officer Seth Endter, an electronics and electrical officer aboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, conducts an interview with a reporter from KPIX from the Polar Star’s engine control room while the... More
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star sits on blocks while
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star sits on blocks while the cutter undergoes depot-level maintenance in a dry dock facility in Vallejo, Calif., in preparation for the cutter’s future polar-region patrol, April 16, 2... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star approaches Antarctic
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star approaches Antarctic sea ice in the Southern Ocean Jan. 4, 2016. During Operation Deep Freeze 2016, the Polar Star crew will navigate through the ice to support an annual resup... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Zachary Draim, a boatswain’s
Petty Officer 3rd Class Zachary Draim, a boatswain’s mate aboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, observes the approaching sea ice edge in the Southern Ocean Jan. 4, 2016. The Polar Star crew encountered ice five... More
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Seattle -?? August 2, 2012, Crewmember of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), work to refurbish the cutter as it prepares for re-commission. Polar Star is a heavy icebreaker first commissioned in 1976... More
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star moored at the ice pier
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star moored at the ice pier in McMurdo, Antarctica Jan. 24, 2014. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Lt.j.g. Paul Garcia.
Petty Officer 1st Class Jack Skinner (right), a boatswain's
Petty Officer 1st Class Jack Skinner (right), a boatswain's mate aboard Coast Guard Polar Star, readies a small boat during a man overboard drill during the cutter's shakedown voyage through Washington state's ... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Brookes, a damage controlman
Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Brookes, a damage controlman assigned to Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, has his third class rank insignia pinned to his collar while underway in the Tasman Sea at midnight on New Ye... More
Members of the military dive team aboard Coast Guard
Members of the military dive team aboard Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star launch a remote operated vehicle into the water to inspect the disabled fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain, beset by ice near Cape Burks, A... More
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star opens
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star opens a channel through the ice to the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station, Antarctica, for the supply ship Ocean Giant, Jan. 26, 2015. Polar Star's crew ... More
Contractors prepare to exchange the 16-foot-diameter
Contractors prepare to exchange the 16-foot-diameter propellers on the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star while the cutter undergoes repair work at a dry dock in Vallejo, Calif., June 14, 2018. The Polar Star is the... More
The disabled fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain is
The disabled fishing vessel Antarctic Chieftain is towed astern of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star through sea ice near Antarctica, Feb. 14, 2015. Polar Star's crew will tow Antarctic Chieftain to the safety ... More
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, SEATTLE, WASHINGTON
Seattle -?? August 2, 2012, Crewmember of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), work to refurbish the cutter as it prepares for re-commission (SN Augustine). Polar Star is a heavy icebreaker first commi... More
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's deck
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's deck force handle the line during the cutter's rescue swimmer training as they steam toward Sydney, Dec. 23, 2014. The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star from C... More
Fireman Robin Phinizy, a crew member aboard the Coast
Fireman Robin Phinizy, a crew member aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, makes coffee drinks for the crew, Aug. 29, 2014. The Polar Star, home-ported in Seattle, is in Vallejo, Calif., for routine mainten... More
Capt. Michael Davanzo, commanding officer of the Coast
Capt. Michael Davanzo, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, outlines the cutter’s recent Antarctic mission on a chart during an interview with KPIX while the cutter is in a Vallejo, Calif., ... More
Vice Admiral Linda Fagan, commander Pacific Area, addresses
Vice Admiral Linda Fagan, commander Pacific Area, addresses the select crewmembers in attendance for the modified change-of-command ceremony held aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) while the cut... More
Capt. Matthew Walker, commanding officer of Coast Guard
Capt. Matthew Walker, commanding officer of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, presents Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Carr an award for four years of sea service. Homeported in Seattle, Polar Star, is in Vallejo, C... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle McGann, a marine science
Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle McGann, a marine science technician, Petty Officer 2nd Class Bill Glenn, an electronics technician, and Chief Petty Officer Michael Perrault, a machinery technician, all members of ... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Tedder, a storekeeper
Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Tedder, a storekeeper aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, configures karaoke equipment in the ship's hangar, while underway in the Ross Sea, Jan. 31, 2015. Tedder uses his o... More
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, US Coast Guard Photo
Petty Officer 2nd class Ty Hall stows the patching and plugging kit after taking initial action during a simulated flooding casualty onboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star. The crew prepares for underway dep... More
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star stand
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star stand watch at the bow as the Antarctic Chieftain comes into view. The Polar Star, the United States' only operational heavy icebreaker, transits an ice field in the... More
Chief Petty Officer Marcelino Padilla, a food specialist
Chief Petty Officer Marcelino Padilla, a food specialist aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, prepares the noon meal, Aug. 29, 2014. The Polar Star, home-ported in Seattle, is in Vallejo, Calif., for routi... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Brookes, a damage controlman
Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Brookes, a damage controlman in the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s engineering department, uses a thermal imaging device to identify hot spots in the cutter’s laundry room during a... More
Fireman Cynthia Velasquez, crew member of the Coast
Fireman Cynthia Velasquez, crew member of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, is lowered into the southern Pacific Ocean from the cutter by the deck crew during rescue swimmer training Dec. 23, 2014. The crew of... More