Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star reaches record-breaking winter Arctic latitude
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) is underway in the Chukchi Sea, Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2020, at about 10:30 a.m. U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Cynthia Oldham.
CHUKCHI SEA — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), the nation’s sole heavy icebreaker, traversed a historic winter latitude Friday during a months-long Arctic deployment to protect...
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star develops next generation of Arctic leaders
The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star is at anchor in Puget Sound Monday, December 7, 2020 ahead of the crew’s months-long deployment to the Arctic. U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer First Class Cynthia Oldham.
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Cynthia Oldham
The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, the nation’s sole heavy icebreaker, is making its way north for the ship’s...
Nation’s sole heavy icebreaker departs for Arctic deployment
With Mt. Baker in the background, U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB-10) transits Puget Sound north of Seattle on Dec. 4, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier)
SEATTLE – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) departed Friday for a months-long deployment to the Arctic to protect the nation’s maritime sovereignty and security throughout the region.
The...
Nation’s sole heavy icebreaker to deploy to the Arctic this winter
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star file photo by Chief Petty Officer David Mosley
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB-10) will deploy to the Arctic this winter to help protect the nation’s maritime sovereignty and security in the region.
The United States is an Arctic nation, and the Coast Guard has served as the lead federal agency for homeland security, safety, and environmental...
Baptism by Antarctic Water
U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Joseph Del Valle baptizes Petty Officer 1st Class Andres Murillo Feb. 16, 2020, about seven miles north of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi
Story by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi
As a scuba diver in the U.S. Coast Guard, Petty Officer 1st Class Andres Murillo is no stranger to water. His last...
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star changes command
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. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Shelbi Kreiger.
VALLEJO, Calif. — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) held a modified change-of-command ceremony Friday at the Mare...
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star returns home from Operation Deep Freeze 2020
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star makes the final approach to moorings at Base Seattle, Wednesday, March 25. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by PA3 Michael Clark)
SEATTLE — The 150-member crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star returned Wednesday to their homeport of Seattle following a 123-day deployment to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2020.
This mission marks the Polar...
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star completes Antarctic Treaty inspections and resupply mission
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star moored in McMurdo, Antarctica. Coast Guard photograph by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi
MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica — The 159 crewmembers onboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) departed McMurdo Station Wednesday after escorting three refuel and resupply vessels and assisting with a five-day inspection of foreign research stations,...
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star arrives in Antarctica
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Jay Pioch prepares to pull Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Nara from the water Jan. 19, 2020, about seven miles north of McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during ice rescue training. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi
MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica – The 159 crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) arrived...
