Editing Operation Deepfreeze (original article)

{{Infobox event
| title = Operation Deep Freeze
| date = Began in 1955
| location = [[Antarctica]]
| type = Scientific research and military operation
| cause = Support for scientific research
| participants = U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, scientific researchers
| outcome = Establishment of research stations, support of Antarctic Treaty System
}}

'''Operation Deep Freeze''' is the code name for a series of [[United States]] missions to [[Antarctica]], beginning with "Operation Deep Freeze I" in 1955–56. The operations support [[scientific research]] and are managed by the [[U.S. Navy]] and [[U.S. Air Force]]. These missions have played a crucial role in the development of the [[United States Antarctic Program]] and the establishment of permanent research stations on the continent, including the [[Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station]].

== Objectives ==
* Establishing permanent research stations.
* Supporting the [[Antarctic Treaty System]].
* Conducting scientific studies in [[geology]], [[meteorology]], and [[biology]].

== Conspiracy Theories ==
Some associate Operation Deep Freeze with hidden agendas involving [[extraterrestrial life|extraterrestrial]] activity in Antarctica, linking it to the [[New Swabia underground base]] and alleged [[Nachtwaffen|Dark Fleet]] operations. These theories are part of a larger set of [[conspiracy theories]] involving the concealment of non-human intelligent beings by corporations and/or governments.

== See Also ==
* [[Operation Highjump]]
* [[Antarctic research stations]]
* [[Extraterrestrial life]]
* [[Conspiracy theories]]

[[Category:Antarctic expeditions]]
[[Category:United States Navy]]
[[Category:Conspiracy theories]]
[[Category:Extraterrestrial life]]
[[Category:Military UFO conspiracy theories]]
[[Category:Conspiracy theories involving non-human intelligent beings]]
[[Category:Military UFO conspiracy theories in the United States]]
[[Category:Secret space program]]