Coast Guardsmen from the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) handle line in preparation for mooring to the ice pier in McMurdo Station, Antarctica, Jan. 16, 2024. Every year, a joint and total force team works together to complete a successful Operation Deep Freeze season. Active, Guard, and Reserve service members from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, and Navy work together to forge a Joint Task Force-Support Forces Antarctica that continues the tradition of military support to the United States Antarctic Program.

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