Fireman Corin Gilbert, a member of the Coast Guard
Fireman Corin Gilbert, a member of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s main propulsion division, records machinery readings during a security watch while underway in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 10, 2016. Th... More
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star ice pilots and break-in
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star ice pilots and break-in ice pilots control steering and propulsion from the icebreaker’s aloft conn in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 9, 2016. The ice pilot is an officer of the d... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Oakes, an assistant engineer
Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Oakes, an assistant engineer of the watch and electrician’s mate in the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s engineer department, communicates with another watchstander over the radio w... More
Fireman Corin Gilbert, a member of the Coast Guard
Fireman Corin Gilbert, a member of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s main propulsion division, checks a lube oil level in the cutter’s engine room while underway in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 10, 2016. G... More
Lt. Spencer Ross, the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s
Lt. Spencer Ross, the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s assistant engineer officer, works with the cutter’s machinery software while underway in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 9, 2016. Engineer watchstanders mon... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Turnbough, an auxiliary
Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Turnbough, an auxiliary machinery watchstander and electrician’s mate in the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s engineer department, climbs a ladder during a watch round while underw... More
Seaman Morrow Tapia, a boatswain’s mate of the watch
Seaman Morrow Tapia, a boatswain’s mate of the watch on the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, ties down a safety net on the cutter’s flight deck while underway in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 9, 2016. The BMOW ... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Turnbough, an auxiliary
Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Turnbough, an auxiliary machinery watchstander and electrician’s mate in the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s engineering department, trains Petty Officer 2nd Class Gavin Dunaway, ... More
The tools of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s quarter
The tools of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s quarter master of the watch sit on the cutter’s chart table while underway in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 9, 2016. The QMOW logs the cutter's movement, worki... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Steve Braun, a boatswain’s
Petty Officer 1st Class Steve Braun, a boatswain’s mate in the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star deck department, operates the cutter’s throttles while underway in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 9, 2016. During ic... More