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Helicopter fire on McMurdo Base, Antarctica, prior to arrival of emergency response team

Helicopter fire on McMurdo Base, Antarctica, prior to arrival of emerg...

Local number: SIA2012-0665..Summary: SIA RU007231, Box 140, Folder. Taken during Waldo Schmitt's collecting during the Palmer Peninsula Survey 1962-1963.....Repository: Smithsonian Institution Archives..View m... More

The Terra Nova in McMurdo Sound

The Terra Nova in McMurdo Sound

Photograph shows sea ice in the foreground and the Terra Nova ship in McMurdo Sound during the British Antarctic Expedition. J181329 U.S. Copyright Office. Copyright 1913 May 12, by Herbert G. Ponting.

An aerial starboard bow view of the anchored US Coast Guard icebreaker USCGC POLAR STAR (WAGB 10) escorting the transport oiler USS MAUMEE (T-AOT 149) into port

An aerial starboard bow view of the anchored US Coast Guard icebreaker...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PA1 Ed Moreth, Uscg Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service ... More

The Coast Guard icebreaker USCGC GLACIER (WAGB 4) clears a channel into McMurdo Sound. PHOTO from June 1984 All Hands Magazine

The Coast Guard icebreaker USCGC GLACIER (WAGB 4) clears a channel int...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Michael Mullen Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An arctic seal on McMurdo Sound

An arctic seal on McMurdo Sound

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 David B. Loveall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Port bow view of the Coast Guard icebreaker POLAR STAR (WACB 10) breaking a channel in McMurdo Sound

Port bow view of the Coast Guard icebreaker POLAR STAR (WACB 10) break...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A granite memorial stands in memory of a Navy petty officer who died when his bulldozer broke through the ice of McMurdo Sound

A granite memorial stands in memory of a Navy petty officer who died w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Michael Mckinley, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military S... More

The Coast Guard icebreaker USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11) makes its way through the ice of McMurdo Sound during Operation Deep Freeze '92

The Coast Guard icebreaker USCGC Polar Sea (WAGB-11) makes its way thr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '92 Country: Antarctica(ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military ... More

A starboard beam view of the Soviet civilian research ship PROFESSOR ZUBOV in McMurdo Sound

A starboard beam view of the Soviet civilian research ship PROFESSOR Z...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica(ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

A port view of the Soviet civilian research ship PROFESSOR ZUBOV anchored in McMurdo Sound

A port view of the Soviet civilian research ship PROFESSOR ZUBOV ancho...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica(ATA) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Phot... More

A C-130T Hercules aircraft of Antarctica Development Squadron Six (VXE-6) rolls down the runway after landing at McMurdo Sound. he aircraft is carrying Vice Admiral Robert J. Spane, commander, Naval Air Force, US Pacific Fleet on an inspection tour of the facilities

A C-130T Hercules aircraft of Antarctica Development Squadron Six (VXE...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Edward Bushey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Vice Admiral Robert J. Spane, commander, Naval Air Force US Pacific Fleet, visits inside one of the sites at McMurdo Sound

Vice Admiral Robert J. Spane, commander, Naval Air Force US Pacific Fl...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Edward Bushey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Front view of a UH-1 Iroquois Huey helicopter being fueled at McMurdo Sound prior to flying Vice Admiral Robert J. Spane, commander, Naval Air Force US Pacific Fleet out to one of the research sites

Front view of a UH-1 Iroquois Huey helicopter being fueled at McMurdo ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Edward Bushey Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Air crewman Aviation Machinist Mate Third Class (AD3) Tim Phillips checks the final approach from the doorway of a UH-1N Gentle helicopter as LT. Greg Robinson lands at the McMurdo Sound helo pad

Air crewman Aviation Machinist Mate Third Class (AD3) Tim Phillips che...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Edward G. Bushey, Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Flight LT. Stu Brownie observes from the co-pilot seat as LT. Greg Robinson takes off from the McMurdo Sound helo pad in a UH-1N Gentle helicopter

Flight LT. Stu Brownie observes from the co-pilot seat as LT. Greg Rob...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Edward G. Bushey, Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

An aerial view of the radar site on a hill top above the sound. The antenna transmitter heads are housed inside the domes to protect them from the severe weather

An aerial view of the radar site on a hill top above the sound. The an...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Edward G. Bushey, Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

An aerial view of a radar site on a hill top above the sound. The gray swish at the top of the photograph was caused by the rotating blade of the helicopter

An aerial view of a radar site on a hill top above the sound. The gray...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Edward G. Bushey, Jr. Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

A view of a portion of McMurdo Station as seen from Observation Hill (elevation 750 feet). A snow covered mountain peak is in the background

A view of a portion of McMurdo Station as seen from Observation Hill (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Scott Tolle Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

A view of a portion of McMurdo Station as seen from Observation Hill (elevation 750 feet). The Coast Guard icebreaker POLAR SEA (WAB-11) is moored at the pier

A view of a portion of McMurdo Station as seen from Observation Hill (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Scott Tolle Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

A view of a portion of McMurdo Station as seen from Observation Hill (elevation 750 feet). The Coast Guard icebreaker POLAR SEA (WAB-11) is tied up at the pier. The USCG icebreaker POLAR STAR (WAB-10) is offshore

A view of a portion of McMurdo Station as seen from Observation Hill (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Scott Tolle Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

A view of a portion of McMurdo Station as seen from Observation Hill (elevation 750 feet). In this view the Coast Guard icebreaker POLAR STAR (WAB-10) can be seen offshore. The visiting Russian icebreaker KHEBLENIKOU is to the left at the break in the ice pack

A view of a portion of McMurdo Station as seen from Observation Hill (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Scott Tolle Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

A view of a portion of McMurdo Station as seen from Observation Hill (elevation 750 feet)

A view of a portion of McMurdo Station as seen from Observation Hill (...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Scott Tolle Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digi... More

Right side profile, high angle view of a U.S. Coast Guard HH-65A Dolphin Helicopter as it sits atop four feet of sea ice on McMurdo Sound, Antarctica in support of the National Science Foundations scientific research. Footprints in the snow, are seen leading away from the aircraft and out of the frame at the bottom of the image. It regularly supplies the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker POLAR STAR (not shown) with mail, cargo, and passenger transit

Right side profile, high angle view of a U.S. Coast Guard HH-65A Dolph...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Sokolowski, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Ser... More

High angle shot down at a portion of the port deck of the U.S. Coast Guard icebreaker POLAR STAR as it easily slices through four-foot thick sea ice in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. The ship is clearing a channel for larger ships scheduled to resupply the National Science Foundations base (not shown) for the upcoming winter over research season

High angle shot down at a portion of the port deck of the U.S. Coast G...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Polar Star, Mcmerdo Sound Country: Netherlands Antilles (ANT) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 John Sokolowski, USN Release Status: Released to Public ... More

Cargo is offloaded with a front end loader as a truck, which pumps hot air to keep the interior warm, sits along side the C-141 Starlifter assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron (AS), 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington. The plane sits on the six foot thick ice runway at the base after a flight from Christchurch, New Zealand. The 8th AS is deployed to support the joint, U.S. Armed Forces and New Zealand Defense Force, military operation which provides logistic support to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Program on Antarctica

Cargo is offloaded with a front end loader as a truck, which pumps hot...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard Kaminski Release Status: Relea... More

Cargo is offloaded, using a front end loader, from the C-141 Starlifter assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron (AS), 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington. The plane sits on the six foot thick ice runway at the base after a flight from Christchurch, New Zealand. The 8th AS is deployed to support the joint, U.S. Armed Forces and New Zealand Defense Force, military operation which provides logistic support to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Program on Antarctica. SCREEN RESOLUTION ONLY

Cargo is offloaded, using a front end loader, from the C-141 Starlifte...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard Kaminski Release Status: Relea... More

After offloading, from an aircraft, a flatbed truck filled with pallets of critical cargo for the personnel at the U.S. base, sits on the ice runway. The base is home to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Antarctic Program and is supported, with critical airlift of supplies, by a joint military operation, of the United States Armed Forces and the New Zealand Defense Force. SCREEN RESOLUTION ONLY

After offloading, from an aircraft, a flatbed truck filled with pallet...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard Kaminski Release Status: Relea... More

A truck to provide hot air, to warm the C-141 Starlifter assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron (AS), 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington sits in front of the aircraft's nose. The aircraft is being offloaded at the rear. The 8th AS is deployed to support the joint, U.S. Armed Forces and New Zealand Defense Force, military operation which provides logistic support to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Program on Antarctica

A truck to provide hot air, to warm the C-141 Starlifter assigned to t...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard Kaminski Release Status: Relea... More

A yellow fire truck stands by as the C-141 Starlifter assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron (AS), 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, sitting on the six foot thick ice runway, is offloaded of its cargo. A truck that pumps hot air into the aircraft sits next to the nose of the C-141. The 8th AS is deployed to support the joint, U.S. Armed Forces and New Zealand Defense Force, military operation which provides logistic support to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Program on Antarctica. SCREEN RESOLUTION ONLY

A yellow fire truck stands by as the C-141 Starlifter assigned to the ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard Kaminski Release Status: Relea... More

C-141 Starlifter assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron (AS), 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington sits on the six foot thick ice runway. A truck that pumps warm air into the aircraft sits next to the nose of the C-141. The 8th AS is deployed to support the joint, U.S. Armed Forces and New Zealand Defense Force, military operation which provides logistic support to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Program on Antarctica

C-141 Starlifter assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron (AS), 62nd Airli...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Richard Kaminski Release Status: Relea... More

Airmen download cargo from a C-141B Starlifter at McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98. The cargo is supplies for the National Science Foundation (NSF) who study wildlife and seasonal changes for five to fifteen months while they are on the Antarctic ice

Airmen download cargo from a C-141B Starlifter at McMurdo Sound Base, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S... More

Major Brad Sherlock, aircraft commander of a C-141B Starlifter from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Washington, is happy to finally be landing on the ice at McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica. Major Sherlock and his crew have been turned around three times and cancelled before takeoff three times due to poor weather conditions on the ice at Antarctica during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98. Deep Freeze is the transportation of cargo and personnel from the National Science Foundation to McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica from Christchurch, New Zealand

Major Brad Sherlock, aircraft commander of a C-141B Starlifter from th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S... More

Preparing for takeoff, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mike Whitton, a flight engineer on a C-141B Starlifter from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Washington, checks his fuel load for the mission ahead to Anarctica. SSGT Whitton and the rest of his crew are taking part in Operation DEEP FREEZE '98 by airlifting cargo and personnel from the National Science Foundation to the frigid barriers of the South Pole

Preparing for takeoff, STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Mike Whitton, a flight en...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S... More

Members of the National Science Foundation (NSF) offload a C-141B Starlifter from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Washington, during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98. DEEP FREEZE is the airlift of personnel and cargo from the NSF, Christchurch, New Zealand, to McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica

Members of the National Science Foundation (NSF) offload a C-141B Star...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S... More

SENIOR AIRMAN Billy Mason, flight engnieer on a C-141B Starlifter from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, goes through his prelanding checklist before landing at McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98. Deep Freeze is the airlift of cargo and personnel from the National Science Foundation to Antarcitca for the study of wildlife and preservation of the world's cleanest and coldest place, the South Pole

SENIOR AIRMAN Billy Mason, flight engnieer on a C-141B Starlifter from...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S... More

A C-141B Starlifter from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Washington, taxis down an ice runway at McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98. DEEP FREEZE is an operation in which the US Air Force airlifts personnel and cargo of the National Science Foundation (NSF), doing reserch of Antarctica, from Christchurch, New Zealand, to Antarctica

A C-141B Starlifter from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Washin...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S... More

A personnel transport awaits the offload of National Science Foundation (NSF) members from a C-141B Starlifter from McChord AFB, Washington, during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98. DEEP FREEZE is an operation in which the US Air Force airlifts personnel and cargo of the NSF, who study the subzero wildlife of Antarctica, from Christchurch, New Zealand to Antarctica

A personnel transport awaits the offload of National Science Foundatio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S... More

Members of the National Science Foundation (NSF) offload a C-141B Starlifter from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98. DEEP FREEZE is the airlift of personnel and cargo from the National Science Foundation (NSF) from Christchurch, New Zealand, to McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica

Members of the National Science Foundation (NSF) offload a C-141B Star...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S... More

After living on the "Ice" at McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica for twelve months, members of the National Science Foundation (NSF) are relieved that their transport home has arrived. The NSF members will be travelling back to Christhurch, New Zealand, via a C-141B Starlifter from McChord AFB, Washington, during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98. A C-130 Hercules with skis rests in the background

After living on the "Ice" at McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica for twelve...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S... More

Awaiting their first touch of the South Pole's ice, SENIOR MASTER Sergeant Dave Stutts (left) and STAFF Sergeant Shawn Hewett, both from the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord AFB, Washington, are dawned in their extreme cold weather ensemble. Both airmen are taking part in Operation DEEP FREEZE '98, the airlift of personnel and cargo from the National Science Foundation (NSF) at Christchurch, New Zealand, to McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica

Awaiting their first touch of the South Pole's ice, SENIOR MASTER Serg...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S... More

After landing at McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica, STAFF Sergeant Mike Whitton, a flight engineer for the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, reflects on his first successful mission to the "Ice". Sergeant Whitton and the rest of his C-141B crew are transporting personnel and supplies from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Christchurch, New Zealand, to Antarctica during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98

After landing at McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica, STAFF Sergeant Mike W...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S... More

Members of the National Science Foundation (NSF) offload a C-141B Starlifter from the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Washington, during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98. DEEP FREEZE is the airlift of personnel and cargo from the NSF, Christchurch, New Zealand, to McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica

Members of the National Science Foundation (NSF) offload a C-141B Star...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S... More

Trying to reach the C-141B Starlifter flight deck after performing post takeoff duties, STAFF Sergeant Mike Whitton, flight engineer for the 8th Airlift Squadron, McChord AFB, Washington, climbs over some of the 136 National Science Foundation (NSF) members on their way to McMurdo Sound Base, Antarctica, during Operation DEEP FREEZE '98. DEEP FREEZE is an operation in which the US Air Force airlifts personnel and cargo of the NSF, who study the subzero wildlife of Antarctica, from Christchurch, New Zealand, to Antarctica

Trying to reach the C-141B Starlifter flight deck after performing pos...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE '98 State: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Jerry Morrison Jr., USAF Release S... More

Engine and brake heaters keep aircraft parts from freezing up while a C-141C Starlifter is unloaded on the ice sheet over McMurdo Sound, near McMurdo Station, in Antarctica. The aircraft brought cargo and supplies from Christchurch, New Zealand, during Operation DEEP FREEZE 2001

Engine and brake heaters keep aircraft parts from freezing up while a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE 2001 Base: Mcmurdo Station Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Kim M. Allain, USAF Release Sta... More

DEEP FREEZE 2002 - US Coast Guard photo

DEEP FREEZE 2002 - US Coast Guard photo

MCMURDO SOUND, Antarctica (Jan. 2) -- During Operation Deep Freeze 2002, both the 399-ft. Polar Star (WAGB-10) and its sister ship Polar Sea (WAGB-11) jointly broke an ice path to create an access channel for s... More

DEEP FREEZE 2002 - US Coast Guard photo

DEEP FREEZE 2002 - US Coast Guard photo

MCMURDO SOUND, Antarctica (Jan. 2) -- During Operation Deep Freeze 2002, the 399-ft. Polar Star (WAGB-10) breaks an ice path for supply ships in McMurdo Sound. Supply ships must offload their cargo during the ... More

DEEP FREEZE 2002 - US Coast Guard photo

DEEP FREEZE 2002 - US Coast Guard photo

MCMURDO SOUND, Antarctica (Jan. 2) -- During Operation Deep Freeze 2002, both the 399-ft. Polar Star (WAGB-10) and Polar Sea (WAGB-11) jointly broke an ice path to create an access channel for supply ships in M... More

DEEP FREEZE 2002 - US Coast Guard photo

DEEP FREEZE 2002 - US Coast Guard photo

MCMURDO SOUND, Antarctica (Jan. 2) -- During Operation Deep Freeze 2002, the 399-ft. Polar Star (WAGB-10) breaks an ice path for supply ships in McMurdo Sound. Supply ships must offload their cargo during the ... More

The U.S. Coast Guard Polar Star Class Icebreaker USCG POLAR SEA (WAGB 11) sits on the ice after a day-long ice breaking operation around McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, on Mar. 15, 2007. The POLAR SEA is participating in Operation Deep Freeze 2007 by keeping a clear and navigable channel for supply ships to get goods, supplies, and equipment to the research personnel working at McMurdo Station. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by PETTY Officer 2nd Class Kevin J. Neff) (Released)

The U.S. Coast Guard Polar Star Class Icebreaker USCG POLAR SEA (WAGB ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Mcmurdo Sound Country: Antarctica (ATA) Scene Camera Operator: PA2 Kevin J. Neff, Uscg Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

The Swedish icebreaker Oden carves a path through the ice off the shores of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica.

The Swedish icebreaker Oden carves a path through the ice off the shor...

MCMURDO STATION, Antactica (Jan. 26, 2008) The Swedish icebreaker Oden carves a path through the ice off the shores of McMurdo Sound in Antarctica. U.S. Navy photo by Larry Larsson File# 080407-O-xxxxX-004

Military Sealift Command-chartered dry cargo ship MV American Tern leaves McMurdo Sound sailing toward New Zealand escorted by the Swedish icebreaker Odentoward.

Military Sealift Command-chartered dry cargo ship MV American Tern lea...

MCMURDO STATION, Antactica (Feb. 11, 2008) Military Sealift Command-chartered dry cargo ship MV American Tern leaves McMurdo Sound sailing toward New Zealand escorted by the Swedish icebreaker Odentoward. Ameri... More

A group of sea anemons on the bottom of a rock. Ice wall sea floor antarctica

A group of sea anemons on the bottom of a rock. Ice wall sea floor ant...

A large amount of sea shells are on the ground under a blue ice / A wave breaks on a sandy beach with a blue light / Public domain stock photo.

The tools of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s quarter

The tools of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s quarter

The tools of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s quarter master of the watch sit on the cutter’s chart table while underway in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 9, 2016. The QMOW logs the cutter's movement, worki... More

Seaman Jedidiah Hadden, a member of the Coast Guard

Seaman Jedidiah Hadden, a member of the Coast Guard

Seaman Jedidiah Hadden, a member of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s deck department, handles chains during crane training while underway in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 28, 2016. The Polar Star’s deck d... More

Operation Deep Freeze, Antarctica Antarctic animal alongside

Operation Deep Freeze, Antarctica Antarctic animal alongside

A Southern or Antarctic Minke whale prepares to breach alongside the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star in the fast ice channel at McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, during Operation Deep Freeze, Jan. 29, 2018. Increased ac... More

Seaman Morrow Tapia, a boatswain’s mate of the watch

Seaman Morrow Tapia, a boatswain’s mate of the watch

Seaman Morrow Tapia, a boatswain’s mate of the watch on the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, ties down a safety net on the cutter’s flight deck while underway in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 9, 2016. The BMOW ... More

Seamen Ryan Langlois and Jedidiah Hadden, both members

Seamen Ryan Langlois and Jedidiah Hadden, both members

Seamen Ryan Langlois and Jedidiah Hadden, both members of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s deck department, secure the cutter’s brow to a crane while underway in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 28, 2016. The... More

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star ice pilots and break-in

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star ice pilots and break-in

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star ice pilots and break-in ice pilots control steering and propulsion from the icebreaker’s aloft conn in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 9, 2016. The ice pilot is an officer of the d... More

Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's deck

Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's deck

Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star's deck department practice throwing heaving lines at a bucket while underway in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 28, 2016. The deck department uses heaving lines to p... More

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star crew members disembark

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star crew members disembark

Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star crew members disembark the cutter for ice liberty on McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Feb. 2, 2016. Ice liberty gave the crew an opportunity to walk on multi-year ice after weeks of bein... More

Petty Officer 1st Class Steve Braun, a boatswain’s

Petty Officer 1st Class Steve Braun, a boatswain’s

Petty Officer 1st Class Steve Braun, a boatswain’s mate in the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star deck department, operates the cutter’s throttles while underway in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 9, 2016. During ic... More

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s damage controlmen

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s damage controlmen

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s damage controlmen salute Capt. Matthew Walker, commanding officer, after receiving medals they earned while underway in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 28, 2016. The damage c... More

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star is hove-to in McMurdo

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star is hove-to in McMurdo

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star is hove-to in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, fast ice near the National Science Foundation’s McMurdo Station, Feb. 2, 2016. The U.S. Coast Guard is uniquely equipped and trained to... More

Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Oakes, an assistant engineer

Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Oakes, an assistant engineer

Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Oakes, an assistant engineer of the watch and electrician’s mate in the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s engineer department, communicates with another watchstander over the radio w... More

Fireman William Collier and Petty Officer 1st Class

Fireman William Collier and Petty Officer 1st Class

Fireman William Collier and Petty Officer 1st Class Robert Rodriguez, both members of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s engineering department, help Fireman Austin Moilanen, also a member of the engineering d... More

A U.S. Coast Guard ship sits in McMurdo Sound near

A U.S. Coast Guard ship sits in McMurdo Sound near

A U.S. Coast Guard ship sits in McMurdo Sound near McMurdo Station, a United States Antarctic research center. Photo courtesy of Air Force Maj. Amanda Coonradt

Lt. Spencer Ross, the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s

Lt. Spencer Ross, the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s

Lt. Spencer Ross, the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s assistant engineer officer, works with the cutter’s machinery software while underway in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 9, 2016. Engineer watchstanders mon... More

Fireman Austin Moilanen, a member of the Coast Guard

Fireman Austin Moilanen, a member of the Coast Guard

Fireman Austin Moilanen, a member of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s engineering department, removes soiled filters from the cutter’s fuel coalescer while underway in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 28, 201... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Turnbough, an auxiliary

Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Turnbough, an auxiliary

Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Turnbough, an auxiliary machinery watchstander and electrician’s mate in the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s engineering department, trains Petty Officer 2nd Class Gavin Dunaway, ... More

Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Turnbough, an auxiliary

Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Turnbough, an auxiliary

Petty Officer 3rd Class Justin Turnbough, an auxiliary machinery watchstander and electrician’s mate in the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s engineer department, climbs a ladder during a watch round while underw... More

Fireman Corin Gilbert, a member of the Coast Guard

Fireman Corin Gilbert, a member of the Coast Guard

Fireman Corin Gilbert, a member of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s main propulsion division, records machinery readings during a security watch while underway in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 10, 2016. Th... More

Fireman Corin Gilbert, a member of the Coast Guard

Fireman Corin Gilbert, a member of the Coast Guard

Fireman Corin Gilbert, a member of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star’s main propulsion division, checks a lube oil level in the cutter’s engine room while underway in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 10, 2016. G... More

Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star deck department

Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star deck department

Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star deck department handle lines to recover the cutter’s boat while underway in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 6, 2016. The cutter boat, capable of transiting waters wh... More

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star cuts a channel into

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star cuts a channel into

The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star cuts a channel into a field of fast ice in McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 7, 2016. During Operation Deep Freeze 2016, the U.S. military's logistical support to the National Sc... More