A West Coast Based Naval Special Warfare Unit prepares to deploy an asset to provide intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, during Operation Polar Dagger, Pacific Ocean, July 9, 2024. Operation Polar Dagger provided Special Operations Command North and special operations units the opportunity to refine a range of capabilities and response options to deter, disrupt, degrade, and deny competitor activity in the Arctic in support of Northern Command and layered defense of the homeland. ( Air Force photo by Senior Airman Johnny Diaz)

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