08 March 2022 Navy’s weather, ice experts the first line of defense for personnel training and researching in the dangerous Arctic PRUDHOE BAY, Alaska - In an environment like this, the Navy’s meteorological specialists are the first line of defense between the vulnerable ice camp personnel and those dangerous conditions. At Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2022, the Navy has built Ice Camp Queenfish on a floe of Arctic ice approximately...
07 March 2022 How the Navy builds a livable camp with a real airstrip on a chunk of floating Arctic ice U.S. NAVY ICE CAMP QUEENFISH - Ice Camp Queenfish represents unprecedented advances in both speed of construction and expeditionary capability. with the ability to support more than 60 personnel, the camp is the forward operating base for Ice Exercise 2022, the latest installment of the Navy’s...
09 November 2020 Undersea Warfare, Oceanography Student Uses Arctic Experience to Advance Research Lt. Kristen Ainslie, an undersea warfare student at the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), is on the home stretch of her challenging thesis in physical oceanography. Her research, critical to continue the advancement of the Navy’s understanding of the unique Arctic environment, explores the dynamics...