Latest "Operation Deep Freeze" stories
Coast Guard picks homeport for new icebreaker fleet
The Polar Security-class vessels will be designed to conduct search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, environmental response and national defense patrols missions in areas often covered in heavy ice.
By Navy Times staff
Coast Guard’s last heavy icebreaker caught on fire during South Pole mission
The cause of the blaze is under investigation.
By Carl Prine
Icebreaker Healy returns to Seattle homeport
The Healy's crew completed three science missions, conducting physical and biological research in the Arctic Ocean with the National Science Foundation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Office of Naval Research.
By Carl Prine