Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star returns from Operation Deep Freeze 2023
U.S. Coast Guard Captain Keith Ropella, commanding officer of USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) embracers his wife upon return to homeport, April 8, 2022, in Seattle, Washington. Polar Star returned after completing Operation Deep Freeze 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Diolanda Caballero)
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew returned to its homeport of...
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departs Chile
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star crew render honors to the Heroes of the Battle of Iquique at the changing of the guard ceremony in historic Plaza Sotomayor, Valparaiso, Chile, March 22, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Charly Tautfest).
VALPARAISO, Chile – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) departed Valparaiso, Wednesday, following a multi-day visit where...
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departs Antarctica
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) visited Palmer Station, a United States research station on the Antarctic peninsula after completing a successful deployment in support of Operation Deep Freeze 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney)
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) and crew departed the Antarctic region March 2, after 67 days below the Antarctic...
Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star departs Australia, bound for Antarctica
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) crew hosts guests for a reception aboard the cutter in Hobart, Tasmania, Dec. 18, 2022. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aidan Cooney)
HOBART, Australia — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) crew departed Hobart, December 21, 2022, to begin their journey across the Southern Ocean en route to Antarctica in support of...