Petty Officer 1st Class John Jackson, a storekeeper aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy, stands bear watch Sept. 3, 2015, while crew members conduct ice rescue training nearby. Bear watch is stood when crew members and scientists are deployed on ice floes for training or to conduct scientific experiments. The watch's duty is to consistently observe the surroundings and alert others to the presence of polar bears, allowing them time to safely return to the ship. Healy is underway in the Arctic Ocean in support of the National Science Foundation-funded Arctic GEOTRACES, part of an international effo
Petty Officer 1st Class John Jackson, a storekeeper aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy, stands bear watch Sept. 3, 2015, while crew members conduct ice rescue training nearby. Bear watch is stood when crew members and scientists are deployed on ice floes for training or to conduct scientific experiments. The watch's duty is to consistently observe the surroundings and alert others to the presence of polar bears, allowing them time to safely return to the ship. Healy is underway in the Arctic Ocean in support of the National Science Foundation-funded Arctic GEOTRACES, part of an international effort to study the distribution of trace elements in the world's oceans. ( Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cory J. Mendenhall)
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