Ships of the United States underway in Antarctica during Operation Highjump. USS Mount Olympus underway. An admiral's barge comes up alongside United States Coast Guard Cutter ( USCGC ) Northwind II (WAGB-282). U.S. Navy Admiral Richard Cruzen climbs a Jacob's ladder and comes aboard the Northwind.
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. 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.
Dogs in Antarctica during Operation High Jump. The dogs in a blizzard. One dog almost buried in snow. It shakes the snow off its body. The dog covered with snow. Other dogs jump about in the snow.