The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) patrols above the Arctic Circle near the Bering Strait in support of Operation Arctic Shield 2018, July 8, 2018. Operation Arctic Shield began in 2009 to support Coast Guard missions in response to increased maritime activity in the Arctic. Coast Guard

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