Coast Guard Cutter Healy crew members prepare to lower a NOAA buoy in the Chukchi Sea near Icy Cape, Alaska, July 28, 2017. The buoy will serve as a test bed for evaluating innovative sensors and techniques for increasing the Coast Guard’s and NOAA’s observational capabilities in the Arctic. Coast Guard

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