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The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star arrived in Juneau on Friday for a logistics stop as the crew neared the end of their months-long Arctic deployment protecting the nation’s
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star transits the Gastineau Channel to moor up in Juneau. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Jonathan Woods. JUNEAU, Alaska — The Seattle-based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) arrived in Juneau, Friday, for a logistics stop as the crew nears the end of their months-long Arctic deployment conducting scientific research and protecting the nation’s maritime sovereignty and security throughout the polar region. In addition to Polar Star’s strategic national security objectives, the nation’s sole heavy icebreaker sailed north with scienti...