Seaman Joseph Machtel, a member of deck department on Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), gets pulled back through the water during ice rescue training in the McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 2, 2023. Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, most inhospitable continent on the globe, and each trip requires careful planning and coordination. military service members are trained and ready to support Operation Deep Freeze 2023 despite the austere environment.

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Keywords: odf23, operationdeepfreeze, polar, polarops, star, uscg, uscgc