U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) sits moored at Royal Australian Naval Base HMAS Kuttabul in Sydney, Dec. 23, 2024. The Polar Star stopped in Sydney on its way to Antartica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, a joint service, inter-agency support operation for the National Science Foundation, which manages the United States Antarctic Program. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Briana Carter)