160309-N-QA919-138 Arctic Circle (March 09, 2016) - Hector Castillo, with Arctic Submarine Lab, left, Lt. Mitchell Nelson, center, and Lt. Cmdr. Dominic DiMaggio, assigned to the Naval Post Graduate School, deploy a vertical line array as part of an acoustics project for sound propagation research during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2016. ICEX 2016 is a five-week exercise designed to research, test, and evaluate operational capabilities in the region. ICEX 2016 allows the Navy to assess operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic Env

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160309-N-QA919-138 Arctic Circle (March 09, 2016) - Hector Castillo, with Arctic Submarine Lab, left, Lt. Mitchell Nelson, center, and Lt. Cmdr. Dominic DiMaggio, assigned to the Naval Post Graduate School, deploy a vertical line array as part of an acoustics project for sound propagation research during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2016. ICEX 2016 is a five-week exercise designed to research, test, and evaluate operational capabilities in the region. ICEX 2016 allows the Navy to assess operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic Environment, and develop partnerships and collaborative efforts. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler N. Thompson)

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