Navy reservists from a Military Sealift Command Pacific expeditionary port unit are supporting cargo operations in Port Hueneme, California, in preparation for Operation Deep Freeze 2026, a resupply mission to McMurdo Station in Antarctica. The team is overseeing the loading of 302 cargo items, including construction materials, equipment, and dry goods, onto the heavy‑lift ship Plantijngracht. They also supervise the loading of materials for a 65‑ton floating causeway that will replace the ice pier at McMurdo Station. The four‑person unit began operations on Dec. 21, 2025, and will report to Military Sealift Command in San Diego while coordinating with ship crews and pier crews. Plantijngracht is scheduled to depart Port Hueneme on Jan. 8, 2026, after loading additional cargo in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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