NAVY ICE CAMP QUEENFISH (March 9, 2022) - Sonar Technician (Submarine) 2nd Class Robert Jordan and Senior Chief Sonar Technician (Submarine) Troy Barnhart insert an IVER-3 autonomous underwater vehicle into the Arctic Ocean through a hole in an ice floe during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2022 while Air Force Lt. Gen. David A. Krumm, commander of Northern Command’s Alaskan Command (ALCOM), and Rear Adm. Richard Seif, commander of the Navy's Undersea Warfighting Development Center and ranking officer at ICEX, observe. The UUV testing took place at Ice Camp Queenfish, an encampment built o
NAVY ICE CAMP QUEENFISH (March 9, 2022) - Sonar Technician (Submarine) 2nd Class Robert Jordan and Senior Chief Sonar Technician (Submarine) Troy Barnhart insert an IVER-3 autonomous underwater vehicle into the Arctic Ocean through a hole in an ice floe during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2022 while Air Force Lt. Gen. David A. Krumm, commander of Northern Command’s Alaskan Command (ALCOM), and Rear Adm. Richard Seif, commander of the Navy's Undersea Warfighting Development Center and ranking officer at ICEX, observe. The UUV testing took place at Ice Camp Queenfish, an encampment built on an ice floe 160 nautical miles off the coast of Alaska in the Arctic Ocean. In addition to the position of ALCOM commander, Krumm serves as commander of Alaskan North American Aerospace Defense Command and the Eleventh Air Force, Pacific Air Forces. ICEX 2022 is a three-week exercise that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and continue to develop relationships with other services, allies and partner organizations. ( Navy photograph by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Justin Yarborough/Released)
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