February 19, 2016
- Highlights of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star and its
crew's efforts in deployment to the Antarctica in support of
Operation Deep Freeze 2016 ... ending with a time-lapse of the Polar
Star transiting through sea ice shortly after crossing the Antarctic
Circle, and then breaking ice in Antarctica. The Seattle-based
cutter played a pivotal role by breaking a channel for supply
vessels to reach the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station.
Operation DEEP FREEZE (ODF) is a joint
service, on-going Defense Support to Civilian Authorities (DSCA)
activity in support of the National Science Foundation (NSF), lead
agency for the United States Antarctic Program. Operation DEEP
FREEZE is unlike any other U.S. military operation. It is one of the
military's most difficult peacetime missions due to the harsh
Antarctic environment. The U.S. military is uniquely equipped and
trained to operate in such an austere environment and has therefore
provided support to the USAP since 1955.
U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst Video edited by USA Patriotism!
