Petty Officer 1st Class Christine Seale (right) and Fireman Darla Imhoff secure a hatch aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy, a medium Polar Icebreaker, as the crew departs Seward, Alaska for its annual Arctic deployment in support of scientific research and Polar exploration, July 21, 2107. The Coast Guard’s leadership role in providing a continued Arctic presence is essential to national security, maritime domain awareness, freedom of navigation, sovereign interests and scientific research. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Rachel Polish

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