U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Gage Crocket, a crewmember aboard USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10), works a mooring line as the cutter departs for Operation Deep Freeze 2026, Seattle, Nov. 20, 2025. Operation Deep Freeze is 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 3rd Class Christopher Bokum)