A penguin wanders alongside the USCGC Polar Star (WAGB 10) as the cutter sits hove-to in the Ross Sea following an Antarctica Service Medal ceremony for Operation Deep Freeze 2026, Jan. 22, 2026. Pacific Air Forces operates on a 24-hour basis to provide the U.S. National Science Foundation complete joint operational and logistic support for Operation Deep Freeze. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Bokum)