Coast Guard Capt. Greg Stanclik (right) presents Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael Cureton, 23, of Tulelake, California, with an advancement certificate Jan. 1, 2020, aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star, about 200 miles north of McMurdo Station, Antarctica. Due to the proximity of the icebreaker to the International Date Line, Cureton's advancement to second class petty officer marked the first Coast Guard advancement in the 2020 decade. Coast Guard photograph by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi

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