Operation Deep Freeze
Coast Guard cutter Polar Star escorts an Australian-owned cruise ship out of a pack of ice in the Ross Sea after the vessel requested assistance amid Operation Deep Freeze 26, Jan. 17, 2026. Pacific Air Forces operates on a 24-hour basis to provide the U.S. National Science Foundation with complete joint operational and logistic support for Operation Deep Freeze.
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Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Bokum
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