The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star poses for a photo on the frozen Ross Sea off of Antarctica, Jan. 11, 2017. The crew, operating as part of Operation Deep Freeze 2017, was deployed to perform Antarctic icebreaking operations to ensure the delivery of essential supplies to the National Science Foundation's McMurdo Station. Coast Guard

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