The US Navy sent this officer to sail the Arctic with the Canadians — here's what he learned about this unforgiving environment
Ryan Pickrell
A US Navy warship sailing in the 2nd Fleet area of operations. US Navy/Mass Comm Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan Clay
The Arctic is fast becoming an increasingly competitive space, and the US Navy is working to strengthen muscles that have atrophied.
Lt. Samuel Brinson, a Surface Warfare Officer assigned to the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Tortuga, sailed with the Canadians aboard the frigate HMCS Ville de Quebec through the Arctic this past summer on a fact-finding mission.
The lieutenant was approached by the newly-established 2nd Fleet to learn from the Canadians how the US Navy can better operate in the Arctic.
"We need to get up there. We need to practice operating. We need to practice operating with our allies," Brinson told Insider during a recent interview, adding that "we need to start getting the level of knowledge back."
https://www.businessinsider.com/us-navy-is-learning-about-arctic-operations-from-the-canadians-2019-11
