ARCTIC OCEAN – Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrea Lavallee operates a crane on the stern of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20) Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, approximately 300 miles northeast of Barrow, Alaska. Approximately 30 scientists are aboard the Healy deploying sensors and autonomous submarines in the Arctic to study stratified ocean dynamics and how environmental factors affect the water below the ice surface for the Office of Naval Research. The Healy, which is homeported in Seattle, is one of two ice breakers in service and is the only military ship dedicated to

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ARCTIC OCEAN – Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Andrea Lavallee operates a crane on the stern of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20) Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, approximately 300 miles northeast of Barrow, Alaska. Approximately 30 scientists are aboard the Healy deploying sensors and autonomous submarines in the Arctic to study stratified ocean dynamics and how environmental factors affect the water below the ice surface for the Office of Naval Research. The Healy, which is homeported in Seattle, is one of two ice breakers in service and is the only military ship dedicated to conducting research in the Arctic. Coast Guard

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