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Headline: Amazing Images Show Icebreaker Supply Mission

Caption: These amazing photographs show the U.S. The Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star clearing a path this month (January 2020) through the Antarctic ice to escort three refuel and resupply ships to McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze. The ships deliver enough cargo and fuel to sustain year-round operations on the remote continent. ...... PICTURE SHOWS: U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Jay Pioch pulls Petty Officer 2nd Class Todd Nara from the water Jan. 19, 2020, about seven miles north of McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during ice rescue training. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB-10) is participating in Operation Deep Freeze – the U.S. military’s contribution to the U.S. Antarctic Program, which is managed by the National Science Foundation. U.S. Coast Guard photograph by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi

Keywords: Operation Deep Freeze,OperationDeepFreeze,Icebreaker,Polar Star,NSF,Antarctica,McMurdo,USCG,Coast Guard,U.S. Coast Guard,WAGB-10,Southern Ocean

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