U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star visits Australia
U.S. Coast Guard Seaman Apprentice Mary Wysong looks at the Sydney Opera House while standing on the bow of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) as it pulls into Sydney, Australia, Dec. 10, 2023. U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star is en route to Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze, a joint service, inter-agency support operation for the National Science Foundation, which manages the United States Antarctic Program. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Graves)