Check out these otherworldly photos from a Coast Guard cutter’s trip into the Arctic
J.D. Simkins
The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Campbell made history last week when it became the first medium endurance famous class cutter to be awarded the Arctic Service Medal.
Its crew earned the medal, given for a service period of more than 21 days north of the Arctic Circle, while conducting joint exercises off the coast of Greenland alongside forces from the Royal Danish Navy vessel HDMS Knud Rasmussen.
The crew remained above the 66°33′N line of latitude from August 16 until September 12, while patrolling a total of more than 10,000 nautical miles and reaching as far north as the 72nd parallel, the Coast Guard confirmed.
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