The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departed the Antarctic region last week after 65 days south of the Antarctic Circle as part of Operation Deep Freeze 2025. The annual event is led by the U.S.

The U.S. Coast Guard has been busy providing the National Science Foundation with logistical support in the Antarctic by carving through frozen waters. Operation Deep Freeze is an annual venture that ...

Five Air National Guard ski-equipped airlifters and 400 airmen are headed to Antarctica for an annual mission supporting research on the frozen continent. The LC-130 Hercules “ski-birds” of the New ...

After a 308-day deployment to one of the most remote regions on Earth, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star has returned home to Seattle, marking the end of its 28th voyage to Antarctica in support ...

The Polar Star (WAGB 10), a Seattle-based US Coast Guard Cutter, departed Friday for a months-long deployment to Antarctica. The Polar Star will be a part of Operation Deep Freeze, a joint military ...