Petty Officer 2nd Class Victoria Stuetzel, an electrician’s mate on Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10), smiles for a photo in front of the cutters bow during ice liberty in the McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, Jan. 2, 2023. To support Operation Deep Freeze 2023 the Polar Star cuts a channel through the ice to allow the ice-strengthened resupply ships to reach McMurdo Station.

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