Kevin Vollbrecht, an engineering development technician with Aerovironment Inc., launches a PUMA AE unmanned aircraft system from the flight deck of Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star during Operation Deep Freeze 2016 in the Southern Ocean Jan. 3, 2016. The UAS will play a role in selecting the optimal route through pack ice as the cutter transits to McMurdo Station, Antarctica. ( Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Grant DeVuyst)

---

Size: 5520px × 3680px
Photo credit: © AB Forces News Collection / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: 2016, aircraft, coast, cutter, deep, freeze, guard, heavy, icebreaker, odf2016, operation, polar, puma, star, system, uas, unmanned