The 159 crewmembers of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) arrived yesterday at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, following a 58-day transit from the U.S. The cutter departed its homeport of Seattle on Nov. 26.
This year marks the Polar Star’s 23rd journey to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, an annual joint military service mission to resupply the U.S. Antarctic stations, in support of the National Science Foundation, the lead agency for the U.S. Antarctic Program.
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