Members of the Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC), and Navy Supervisor of Salvage (SUPSALV) conduct an oil-spill-on-ice training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Feb. 1, 2023. SUPSALV’s contractor, Global PCCI (GPC), simulated an oil spill on Otter Lake and demonstrated various containment and recovery methods suitable for Arctic conditions. Participants gained hands-on experience building containment berms, using ice augers, and setting up fast erect tanks. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Melissa E. F. McKenzie.

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