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Navy, Coast Guard Divers Recover Torpedoes in Freezing Arctic
March 17, 2018 — ARCTIC CIRCLE (NNS) -- Divers from U.S. Navy Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit (MDSU) Two, Underwater Construction Team (UCT) One and the U.S. Coast Guard braved harsh Arctic waters to play a critical role during a torpedo exercise as part of Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2018. ICEX 2018 is a five-week biennial exercise that allows the Navy to assess its...

Arctic Ice Camp SKATE Supports US and UK Submarines
March 13, 2018 — BEAUFORT SEA, Arctic Circle (March 13, 2018) – A temporary ice encampment built on a moving ice floe in the Beaufort Sea is providing critical support for three nuclear-powered submarines; the Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22), Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Hartford (SSN 768) and the Royal Navy hunter...

Submarines USS Hartford, USS Connecticut surface together in the Arctic Circle
March 12, 2018 — BEAUFORT SEA, Arctic Circle (March 10, 2018) – Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Hartford (SSN 768) and Seawolf-class fast attack submarine, USS Connecticut (SSN 22) both surfaced in the Arctic Circle March 10 during the multinational maritime Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2018 in the Arctic Circle north of Alaska.Both fast-attack submarines as...

Navy Kicks Off ICEX 2018
March 7, 2018 — ARCTIC CIRCLE (NNS) -- Commander, Submarine Forces (COMSUBFOR) officially kicked-off Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2018 in the Arctic Ocean with the construction of temporary Ice Camp Skate and the arrival of two U.S. Navy fast-attack submarines and one U.K. Royal Navy submarine, Mar. 7.ICEX 2018 is a five-week biennial exercise that allows the Navy to...