Vice Adm. Sally Brice-O’Hara (left) watches as the Coast Guard Cutter Healy breaks ice along with the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St-Laurent approximately 560 nautical miles North of Barrow, Alaska, duri More
Crew members aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy conduct a damage control drill Aug. 11, 2015, while underway in support of the Geotraces expedition. Geotraces is an international effort to study the distribution o More
Coast Guard Cutter Healy crew members deploy a small boat to enable scientists to gather seawater samples in the Bering Sea, Aug. 14, 2015, in support of the Geotraces mission. Geotraces is Healy's second scien More
Scientists aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy collect ice cores and other data on an ice floe Sept. 11, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy is underway in the Arctic Ocean in support of the National Sc More
A polar bear is observed off Coast Guard Cutter Healy's port side Sept. 17, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy is underway in the Arctic Ocean in support of the National Science Foundation-funded A More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Danielle Ray, a machinery technician aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy, troubleshoots the ship's fresh water system Sept. 19, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy is underway in More
Coast Guard Cutter Healy crew members use spotlights while navigating through ice Sept. 20, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. The lights aid in seeing pressure ridges and other obstacles. Healy is under More
Scientists aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy conduct pumping operations from the cutter's fantail Sept. 20, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. The oceanographic pumps cycle seawater through a series of fil More
Coast Guard Cutter Healy crew members conduct work on one of the cutter's main engines' pistons Sept. 22, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy is underway in the Arctic Ocean in support of the Nation More
Coast Guard Cutter Healy crew members deploy a small boat Sept. 26, 2015, to enable scientists to collect water samples. Healy is underway in the Arctic Ocean in support of the National Science Foundation-funde More
Machinery technicians aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy troubleshoot the ship's fresh water system Sept. 19, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy is underway in support of Geotraces, an international e More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Julia Kinney, a boatswain's mate on Coast Guard Cutter Healy, pauses for a portrait, Aug. 14, 2015, while underway in the Bering Sea in support of the Geotraces mission. Geotraces is Hea More
Coast Guard Cutter Healy, a 420-foot icebreaker homeported in Seattle, motors through large ice floes in the Arctic Ocean Sept. 13, 2015. Healy is underway in the Arctic Ocean in support of the National Science More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Catherine Towe, a food services specialist aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy, is promoted from the rank of seaman during quarters Sept. 18, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy More
Ensign Joseph O'Connell, an engineering officer aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy, conducts work inside the engine's crank case Sept. 22, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy is underway in the Arctic More
Crew members aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy conduct a damage control drill Aug. 11, 2015, while underway in support of the Geotraces expedition. Geotraces is an international effort to study the distribution More
Coast Guard Cutter Healy crew members conduct a damage control drill Sept. 11, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy is underway in the Arctic Ocean in support of the National Science Foundation-funde More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Benjamin Ahlin and Seaman Laura Mobley are presented with good conduct medals aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy Sept. 18, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy is underway in the More
Machinery technicians aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy troubleshoot the exhaust system Sept. 19, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy is underway in the Arctic Ocean in support of the National Science More
Fireman Cheryl Padilla, a member of the engineering department aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy, cleans inside one of the cutter's main engine crankcases Sept. 22, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy More
Coast Guard Cutter Healy motors through a marginal ice zone (MIZ), the transitional area between solid sea ice and open water, Sept. 26, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy is underway in the Arctic More
Coast Guard Cutter Healy crew members conduct a damage control drill Sept. 18, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy is underway in the Arctic Ocean in support of the National Science Foundation-funde More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Caleb Smith, a machinery technician aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy, works inside one of the cutter's four main engine crankcases Sept. 22, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Heal More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Kevin Lekich, a boatswain's mate aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy, deploys a buoy and small, wooden boats on an ice floe Sept. 24, 2015, as part of a project for school children to track More
Dr. David Kadko, associate director of Florida International University’s Applied Research Center and chief scientist aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy for Geotraces, has his photograph taken on an ice floe while More
Scientists aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy gather samples and data on an ice floe Sept. 14, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy is underway in the Arctic Ocean in support of the National Science Fou More
Scientists aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy collect ice cores and other data on an ice floe Sept. 19, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy crew members stand ice rescue watch and bear watch on the ice More
Coast Guard Cutter Healy crew members conduct a damage control drill Sept. 15, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy is underway in the Arctic Ocean in support of the National Science Foundation-funde More
Notes are kept on the windows of Coast Guard Cutter Healy's bridge Sept. 16, 2015, to ensure accountability while scientists and crew members work on the ice. Healy is underway in the Arctic Ocean in support of More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Caleb Smith, a machinery technician aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy, troubleshoots one of the cutter's four engines Sept. 22, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy is underway More
The sun sets off Coast Guard Cutter Healy's bow Sept. 27, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy is underway in the Arctic Ocean in support of the National Science Foundation-funded Arctic Geotraces, p More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Charles McAllister, a machinery technician aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy, stands bear watch Sept. 16, 2015. The bear watch's duty is to keep a lookout for any polar bears in the area w More
Petty Officer 3rd Class Danielle Ray, a machinery technician aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy, troubleshoots one of the cutter's four engines Sept. 22, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy is underway More
Ensign Brian Hagerty, a member of the operations department aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy, drives the ship Sept. 25, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy is underway in the Arctic Ocean in support More
Ensign Jonathan Lash, a member of the support department aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy, stands watch on the cutter's bridge Sept. 27, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy is underway in the Arctic More
Coast Guard Cutter Healy crew members remove a piston from one of the cutter's main engines Sept. 22, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy is underway in the Arctic Ocean in support of the National S More
Ensign Nickolette Morin, the marine science officer aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy, drives the ship Sept. 25, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. Healy is underway in the Arctic Ocean in support of the N More
Seaman Laura Mobley, a deck force member aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy, operates the cutter's aft A-frame, a large oceanographic winch used to deploy and retrieve scientific instruments, Sept. 22, 2015. Healy More
A sun dog, an optical phenomenon caused by light interacting with light crystals in the atmosphere, occurs off Coast Guard Cutter Healy's beam Sept. 15, 2015, while underway in the Arctic Ocean. (U.S. Coast Gua More
Petty Officer 2nd Class Cheyenne Wolfe, a food service specialist aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy, decorates a cake in the cutter's galley Sept. 23, 2015. Healy is underway in the Arctic Ocean in support of the More
Lt. Jeffrey McCroskey, the medical officer aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy, conducts medical training on the cutter's mess deck Sept. 25, 2015. Healy is underway in the Arctic Ocean in support of the National S More