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
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star work together to handle lines while mooring to a fuel pier in Lyttelton, New Zealand, Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star visited N... More
Senior Chief Petty Officer Kevin Ball, a culinary specialist
Senior Chief Petty Officer Kevin Ball, a culinary specialist aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, places an Antarctica Service pin on his cover after earning his Antarctica Service Medal, given after spend... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hammett, a storekeeper
Petty Officer 3rd Class John Hammett, a storekeeper aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, issues cold weather gear to Seaman Bella Anselm, a member of the ship’s deck department, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. Th... More
Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star
Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star take a break to photograph a pod of orcas in McMurdo Sound near Antarctica on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is on its way... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks ice near McMurdo
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks ice near McMurdo Station, Antarctica, on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is on deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Free... More
Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE
Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE (NCHB-1) stand atop a container full of supplies and equipment needed in support of scientific research in Antarctica preparing to lift if off the ship.
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
ANTARCTICA (Jan. 29, 2017) Cargo Handlers, Sailors
ANTARCTICA (Jan. 29, 2017) Cargo Handlers, Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE (NCHB-1), remove the shackle from the container placed on the trailer for movement to the marshaling yard at the ... More
An emperor penguin poses for a photo in front of the
An emperor penguin poses for a photo in front of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star in McMurdo Sound near Antarctica on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is on its way to Antarct... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachary Draim, a boatswain’s
Petty Officer 2nd Class Zachary Draim, a boatswain’s mate aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, answers questions on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, during his board to earn his permanent cutterman qualification, w... More
Senior Chief Petty Officer Jose Segura and Chief Petty
Senior Chief Petty Officer Jose Segura and Chief Petty Officer Josh Dehaan, boatswain’s mates aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, stand watch on the bridge while transiting through ice below the Antarctic... More
Chief Petty Officer Shelby Carlson, the corpsman aboard
Chief Petty Officer Shelby Carlson, the corpsman aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, gives training on how to administer fluids intravenously while underway in McMurdo Sound near Antarctica on Thursday, J... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks ice in McMurdo
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks ice in McMurdo Sound near Antarctica on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is on its way to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freez... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks ice in McMurdo
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks ice in McMurdo Sound near Antarctica on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is on deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Fre... More
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s engineering
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s engineering department make repairs in the ship’s motor room while in the Ross Sea near Antarctica on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar S... More
An ice rescue team from the Coast Guard Cutter Polar
An ice rescue team from the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star conducts training on how to properly set up an ice anchor near Mount Erebus, Antarctica, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar St... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks ice in McMurdo
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks ice in McMurdo Sound near Antarctica on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is on deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Fre... 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
Cargo Handlers, a named given to Sailors assigned to
Cargo Handlers, a named given to Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE (NCHB-1), gently set the equipment needed by the National Science Foundation and U.S. Antarctica Program in McMurdo Station... More
Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star
Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star conduct damage control drills to ensure readiness while underway on the Southern Ocean on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is o... More
Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star
Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star conduct emergency medical training while underway in McMurdo Sound near Antarctica on Friday, Jan. 12, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is on i... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas Hansen, a diver aboard
Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas Hansen, a diver aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, lowers a remotely operated vehicle into the Ross Sea near Antarctica shortly before midnight on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018, t... More
ANTARCTICA (Jan. 28, 2017) Navy Cargo Handling Battalion
ANTARCTICA (Jan. 28, 2017) Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE (NCHB-1) Sailors and New Zealand Defense Force Soldiers inspect and prepare rigging that will be used to lift cargo off MV Ocean Giant in support of ... 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
Senior Chief Petty Officer Kevin Ball, a culinary specialist
Senior Chief Petty Officer Kevin Ball, a culinary specialist aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, addresses members of the crew on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, during a menu board, which was held to solicit fee... More
Capt. David Snider of the Nautical Institute looks
Capt. David Snider of the Nautical Institute looks on as the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks ice in McMurdo Sound near Antarctica on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is on... More
Walter Clark of the National Ice Center delivers an
Walter Clark of the National Ice Center delivers an ice condition report during a weather briefing aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star i... More
Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star
Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star conduct damage control drills to ensure readiness while underway on the Southern Ocean on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is o... More
Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Rogers, an electrician’s
Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Rogers, an electrician’s mate, and Petty Officer 2nd Class Gavin Dunaway, an electronics technician, troubleshoot an issue with the diesel-electric propulsion plant aboard the Coas... More
The engineering officer and divers aboard the Coast
The engineering officer and divers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star watch real-time underwater inspection footage from a remotely operated vehicle in the Ross Sea near Antarctica on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 20... 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
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks ice in McMurdo
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star breaks ice in McMurdo Sound near Antarctica on Friday, Jan. 12, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is on its way to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonny Walker, a marine science
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonny Walker, a marine science technician aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, uses a lathe to fabricate a brass bushing for the ship’s propulsion machinery on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 201... More
Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE
Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE (NCHB-1) pause for a moment from cargo handling operations to take a deployment picture.
Petty Officer 2nd Class Nils Selander, a boatswain’s
Petty Officer 2nd Class Nils Selander, a boatswain’s mate aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, stands watch on the ship’s bridge as it transits out of Lyttelton, New Zealand, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. The c... More
Cargo Handlers, Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling
Cargo Handlers, Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE (NCHB-1), pause for a minute to warm their hands and catch some sun in the -20 degree Fahrenheit weather while at McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
A pair of seals is spotted from the bridge of the Coast
A pair of seals is spotted from the bridge of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star below the Antarctic Circle on Sunday, Jan. 7, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is on its way to Antarctica in suppor... More
ANTARCTICA (Jan. 27, 2017) Sailors assigned to Navy
ANTARCTICA (Jan. 27, 2017) Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE (NCHB-1) conduct Lift-Off/Lift-On (LOLO) operations at the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station with MV Ocean Giant. NCH... More
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star,
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, along with members of the Christchurch City Council and the New Zealand Fire Service, perform community service Saturday, Dec. 30, 2017, in Christchurch, New ... More
Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE
Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE (NCHB-1) continue cargo operations at McMurdo Station, Antarctica in support of the U.S. Antarctica Program and the National Science Foundation research. Ov... More
Ensign Tasha Bull stands watch on the bridge of the
Ensign Tasha Bull stands watch on the bridge of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star as it transits out of Lyttelton, New Zealand, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star visited New Zeal... 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
Petty Officer 2nd Class Miriam Bingham, a culinary
Petty Officer 2nd Class Miriam Bingham, a culinary specialist aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, prepares to bake cookies while underway on the Southern Ocean on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018. The crew of the S... 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
ANTARCTICA (Jan. 28, 2017) Chief Boatswain Mate Gerald
ANTARCTICA (Jan. 28, 2017) Chief Boatswain Mate Gerald Benton, assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE (NCHB-1), overseas the back-load of a crane preparing to return to the United Sates on MV Ocean Giant... More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Miriam Bingham, a culinary
Petty Officer 2nd Class Miriam Bingham, a culinary specialist aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, gets her second class insignia pinned on during an advancement ceremony aboard the ship in Lyttelton, New ... 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
ANTARCTICA (Jan. 28, 2017) Navy Cargo Handling Battalion
ANTARCTICA (Jan. 28, 2017) Navy Cargo Handling Battalion ONE (NCHB-1) Sailors prepare a container for lift while another one is being lifted off MV Ocean Giant and on the National Science Foundation's research ... More
Engineers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star
Engineers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star replace a shaft seal while in the Ross Sea near Antarctica on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is on deployment to Antarctica i... 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
An albatross is spotted on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018,
An albatross is spotted on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018, flying near the first iceberg encountered by the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star during Operation Deep Freeze 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Pol... More
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star leaves a channel
The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star leaves a channel through the ice in the Ross Sea below the Antarctic Circle on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018. The crew of the Seattle-based Polar Star is on its way to Antarctica in su... More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Courtney Will and Fireman Stephen
Petty Officer 3rd Class Courtney Will and Fireman Stephen Mraz, members of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s engineering department, make repairs in the ship’s motor room while in the Ross Sea near Antarctica... More