March 13, 2016 - U.S. Navy and Coast
Guard divers participate in ICEX 2016 at the Arctic ...
entering the near freezing ocean water from cut holes in the
thick ice to perform their diving activities. The temporary
camp sits on a thick piece of floating sea ice approximately
200 miles north of Barrow, Alaska.
ICEX, a biennial, multi-week
exercise sponsored by the Navy's Arctic Submarine
Laboratory, is designed to test submarine capabilities in
the Arctic--as well as provide a base camp for cooperative
scientific research.
U.S. Navy video by Petty Officer 2nd
Class Tyler Thompson Video edited by USA Patriotism!
