United States Coast Guard Cutter ( USCGC ) Northwind II underway under the command U.S. Navy Admiral Richard Cruzen during Operation Highjump in Antarctica. A helicopter on the helicopter deck of USCGC Northwind II (WAGB-282). Admiral Richard Cruzen steps into the cockpit of the helicopter. A front view of the cockpit of the helicopter shows Admiral. Cruzen in the cockpit. The helicopter takes off from the deck. It is in flight. The helicopter has balloon-type pontoons. It returns to the deck. The ship's lines in the foreground. Ships in the background. Admiral. Cruzen gets off from the helicopter. Photographers in the foreground.
Activities of U.S. Navy personnel in Antarctica during Operation High Jump. Weasel, a towing sled, goes over the 2nd bridge on the way to USS Yancey. Men unload Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT) explosives from USS Yancey onto sleds. A sign on explosives: 'Danger, high explosives'
Activities of U.S. Navy personnel in Antarctica during Operation High Jump. An airplane parked at a snow covered air strip. The wheels of the airplane and the motor covered with a canvas. Men measure snow pressure. Men jack up the airplane.
Activities of U.S. Navy personnel in Antarctica during Operation High Jump. A man walks in snow. A church tent and other tents in the camp are covered with snow. A weasel drives past on the snow covered area. A man carries a board to be used as a windbreaker in the foreground.
Activities of U.S. Navy personnel in Antarctica during Operation High Jump. Men load photo equipment in a weasel during a blizzard. The weasel is driven away. Ice blocks used as a windbreaker around a tent. A photographer falls in the snow. Men walk about in the blizzard. Snow drifts around tanks and tents. A church tent. The weasel moves across snow.
Activities of U.S. Navy personnel in Antarctica during Operation High Jump. U.S. Navy Noorduyn JA-1 Norseman aircraft parked on an air strip. A photographer stamps snow off his boots and opens the door of a tent. He carries a tripod out of the tent. Another man arrives near the tent.