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GROTON, Conn.

GROTON, Conn. (March 16, 2024) The crew of the Virginia-class attack submarine pre-commissioning unit (PCU) Idaho (SSN 799) march in formation during a christening ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard facility in Groton, Conn., March 16, 2024. Idaho and crew will operate under Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) FOUR whose primary mission is to provide attack submarines that are ready, willing, and able to meet the unique challenges of undersea combat and deployed operations in unforgiving environments across the globe. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski) Share

BEAUFORT SEA

BEAUFORT SEA (March 13, 2024) Royal Australian Navy Cmdr. Timothy Markusson; left, Royal Australian Navy Commodore Brad Francis, Australian program lead for the AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Office; Dr. Matthew Napoli, executive director of foreign and public affairs for Naval Reactors; Cmdr. Kyle McVay, commanding officer of the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789); Rear Adm. Andrew Miller, commander of the Undersea Warfighting Development Center; Capt. Thomas O'Donnell, commander of Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 12; and Royal Navy Commodore Roger Readwin, naval attache to Washington; pose outside Indiana while surfaced near Ice Camp Whale during Operation Ice Camp 2024, March 13, 2024. Ice Camp is a three-week operation that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and continue to develop relationships with other services, allies, and partner organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Sarah Niles) Share

BEAUFORT SEA

BEAUFORT SEA (March 14, 2024) Rear Adm. Andrew Miller, left, commander of Undersea Warfighting Development Center; Royal Australian Navy Cmdr. Timothy Markusson; Royal Australian Navy Commodore Brad Francis, Australian program lead for the AUKUS Integration and Acquisition Office; Royal Navy Commodore Roger Readwin, naval attache to Washington; and Dr. Matthew Napoli, executive director of foreign and public affairs for Naval Reactors; pose at Ice Camp Whale during Operation Ice Camp 2024, March 14, 2024. Ice Camp is a three-week operation that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and continue to develop relationships with other services, allies, and partner organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ace Foster) Share

BEAUFORT SEA

BEAUFORT SEA, Arctic Circle (March 13, 2024) A Sailor performs a damage control demonstration for distinguished visitors during a tour aboard the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789) while surfaced near Ice Camp Whale during Operation Ice Camp 2024, March 13, 2024. Ice Camp is a three-week operation that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and continue to develop relationships with other services, allies, and partner organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ace Foster) Share

BEAUFORT SEA

BEAUFORT SEA (March 13, 2024) Rear Adm. Andrew Miller, right, commander of the Undersea Warfighting Development Center, gives a tour of the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789) to Royal Navy Commodore Roger Readwin, center, naval attache to Washington, and Dr. Matthew Napoli, executive director of foreign and public affairs for Naval Reactors, while surfaced near Ice Camp Whale during Operation Ice Camp 2024, March 13. Ice Camp is a three-week operation that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and continue to develop relationships with other services, allies, and partner organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ace Foster) Share

BEAUFORT SEA

BEAUFORT SEA (March 13, 2024) The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789) is surfaced in the Beaufort Sea near Ice Camp Whale during Operation Ice Camp 2024, March 13. Ice Camp is a three-week operation that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and continue to develop relationships with other services, allies, and partner organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ace Foster) Share

ARCTIC OCEAN

ARCTIC OCEAN (March 9, 2024) A New York Air National Guard C-130 Hercules from the 109th Airlift Wing flies over East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare operators (SEALs), Norwegian naval special operations commandos and the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) during an integration exercise designed to bolster skills in an Arctic environment, March 9, 2024, as part of Arctic Edge 24. Arctic Edge provided Special Operations Command North the opportunity to test a range of capabilities and response options to deter, disrupt, degrade, and deny competitor activity in the Arctic in support of globally integrated layered defense and deterrence of the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jeff Atherton) Share

ARCTIC OCEAN

ARCTIC OCEAN (March 9, 2024) East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare operator (SEALs) and Norwegian naval special operations commandos test ice thickness next to the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) to establish a landing zone for an MH-47G Chinook helicopter assigned to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) during an integration exercise designed to bolster skills in an Arctic environment March 9, 2024, as part of Arctic Edge 24. Arctic Edge provides Special Operations Command North the opportunity to test a range of capabilities and response options to deter, disrupt, degrade, and deny competitor activity in the Arctic in support of globally integrated layered defense and deterrence of the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jeff Atherton) Share

ARCTIC OCEAN

ARCTIC OCEAN (March 9, 2024) An East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare Operator (SEAL) and uses a radio on the ice next to the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) during an integration exercise with Norwegian Naval Special Operations Commandos designed to bolster skills in an Arctic environment, March 9, 2024, as part of Arctic Edge 24. Arctic Edge provides Special Operations Command North the opportunity to test a range of capabilities and response options to deter, disrupt, degrade, and deny competitor activity in the Arctic in support of globally integrated layered defense and deterrence of the homeland. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jeff Atherton) Share

BEAUFORT SEA

BEAUFORT SEA (March 2, 2024) Marines from the Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center go on a ski tour around Ice Camp Whale during Operation Ice Camp 2024. Ice Camp is a three-week operation that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and continue to develop relationships with other services, allies, and partner organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron T. Smith) Share

BEAUFORT SEA

BEAUFORT SEA (March 3, 2024) Aeographer's Mate 2nd Class Rowan Meyer-Boothby, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, assigned to Strike Group Oceanography Team Norfolk (SGOT-N), uses a kestrel for weather observation at Ice Camp Whale during Operation Ice Camp 2024. Ice Camp is a three-week operation that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and continue to develop relationships with other services, allies, and partner organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron T. Smith) Share

BEAUFORT SEA

BEAUFORT SEA (March 1, 2024) Personnel from Utqiaġvik Inupiat Corporation (UIC) Science bury cables in the snow at Ice Camp Whale during Ice Camp 2024. Ice Camp is a three-week operation that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and continue to develop relationships with other services, allies, and partner organizations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron T. Smith) Share