{"id":5298,"date":"2020-04-28T14:45:48","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T14:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/04\/28\/great-power-competition-in-the-arctic\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T15:17:44","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T15:17:44","slug":"great-power-competition-in-the-arctic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/gallery\/2020\/04\/28\/great-power-competition-in-the-arctic\/","title":{"rendered":"Great power competition in the Arctic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3157\" data-id=\"3157\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200224-A-ZZ999-420.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200224-A-ZZ999-420.JPG.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200224-A-ZZ999-420.JPG.jpg?resize=300,169 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200224-A-ZZ999-420.JPG.jpg?resize=768,432 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200224-A-ZZ999-420.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,576 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/200224-A-ZZ999-420.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A U.S. Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook takes flight for exercise Arctic Eagle 2020 on Feb. 24, 2020, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. The drill is meant to benefit homeland security and emergency response operations in the northern U.S. state. (Alaska National Guard)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1609\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3163\" data-id=\"3163\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cooperative_Neighbors_cropped__1537655182802.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cooperative_Neighbors_cropped__1537655182802.jpg.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cooperative_Neighbors_cropped__1537655182802.jpg.jpg?resize=300,251 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cooperative_Neighbors_cropped__1537655182802.jpg.jpg?resize=768,644 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cooperative_Neighbors_cropped__1537655182802.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,858 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Cooperative_Neighbors_cropped__1537655182802.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1287 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Canadian Coast Guard ship Louis S. St. Laurent alongside U.S. Coast Guard cutter Healy in the Arctic Ocean helped map the Arctic seafloor and gather data to help define the outer limits of the continental shelf in the region. (Jessica Robertson\/U.S. Geological Survey)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2961\" height=\"1839\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3173\" data-id=\"3173\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1134944424.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1134944424.jpg.jpg 2961w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1134944424.jpg.jpg?resize=300,186 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1134944424.jpg.jpg?resize=768,477 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1134944424.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,636 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1134944424.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,954 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1134944424.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1272 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2961px) 100vw, 2961px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Russian officer, right, and soldiers stand next to a special military truck at the Russian northern military base on Kotelny island, beyond the Arctic Circle on April 3, 2019. The Russian military base dubbed the &#8220;Northern Clover&#8221; on the island was built to serve as a model for future military installations in the Arctic. (Maxime Popov\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4272\" height=\"2848\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3182\" data-id=\"3182\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/160727-F-XZ101-001.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/160727-F-XZ101-001.JPG.jpg 4272w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/160727-F-XZ101-001.JPG.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/160727-F-XZ101-001.JPG.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/160727-F-XZ101-001.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/160727-F-XZ101-001.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/160727-F-XZ101-001.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4272px) 100vw, 4272px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Detachment 1, 23rd Space Operations Squadron gained operational acceptance of the seventh and final Remote Block Change antenna at Thule Air Base, Greenland, on July, 26, 2016. The antenna, designated as POGO-Charlie, represented some of the latest telemetry, tracking and command technologies in the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1691\" height=\"981\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3192\" data-id=\"3192\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6124880.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6124880.jpg.jpg 1691w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6124880.jpg.jpg?resize=300,174 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6124880.jpg.jpg?resize=768,446 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6124880.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,594 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6124880.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,891 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1691px) 100vw, 1691px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Marines shoot an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System during U.S. Northern Command\u2019s Exercise Arctic Edge in Fort Greely, Alaska, on March 3, 2020. (Staff Sgt. Diana Cossaboom\/U.S. Air Force)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3203\" data-id=\"3203\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-629284162.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-629284162.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-629284162.jpg.jpg?resize=300,150 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-629284162.jpg.jpg?resize=768,384 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-629284162.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,512 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-629284162.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,768 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-629284162.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1024 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Chinese paramilitary police border guards train in the snow at Mohe County in China&#8217;s northeast Heilongjiang province, on the border with Russia, on Dec. 12, 2016. Mohe is the northernmost point in China, with a subarctic climate. (STR\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5641\" height=\"3764\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3216\" data-id=\"3216\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6135999.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6135999.jpg.jpg 5641w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6135999.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6135999.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6135999.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6135999.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1025 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6135999.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1367 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5641px) 100vw, 5641px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">North American Aerospace Defense Command conducts an E-3 Sentry mission to the high Arctic supported by KC-135 Stratotankers. The mission was to demonstrate America and Canada&#8217;s ability to detect threats through Arctic avenues of approach to North America. (North American Aerospace Defense Command)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4486\" height=\"2919\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3238\" data-id=\"3238\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-680590462.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-680590462.jpg.jpg 4486w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-680590462.jpg.jpg?resize=300,195 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-680590462.jpg.jpg?resize=768,500 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-680590462.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,666 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-680590462.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,999 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-680590462.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1333 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4486px) 100vw, 4486px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Russian TOR-M2 tactical surface-to-air missile systems and Pantsir-SA air defense systems are decked out in their Arctic colors as they ride through Red Square during a military parade in Moscow on May 9, 2017. (Natalia Kolesnikova\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4016\" height=\"2252\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3249\" data-id=\"3249\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1134944419.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1134944419.jpg.jpg 4016w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1134944419.jpg.jpg?resize=300,168 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1134944419.jpg.jpg?resize=768,431 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1134944419.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,574 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1134944419.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,861 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1134944419.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1148 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4016px) 100vw, 4016px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A soldier holds a machine gun as he patrols the Russian northern military base on Kotelny island, beyond the Arctic circle on April 3, 2019. The Arctic is a strategic region for Russia as it continues to strengthen its presence with the new perspectives offered by global warming. (Maxime Popov\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"5472\" height=\"3648\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3259\" data-id=\"3259\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048780428.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048780428.jpg.jpg 5472w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048780428.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048780428.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048780428.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048780428.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1048780428.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 5472px) 100vw, 5472px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">British and Irish soldiers with their military vehicles pause to check equipment and rest on Oct. 10, 2018, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. They were on their way to join other NATO forces for Operation Trident Juncture. Norway has long lobbied NATO partners to increase troop numbers as Russia has built up its military capacity in the region, especially the Kola Peninsula inside the Arctic Circle. (Dean Mouhtaropoulos\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4765\" height=\"3177\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3270\" data-id=\"3270\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HS06-2019-0549-660.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HS06-2019-0549-660.jpg.jpg 4765w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HS06-2019-0549-660.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HS06-2019-0549-660.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HS06-2019-0549-660.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HS06-2019-0549-660.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/HS06-2019-0549-660.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4765px) 100vw, 4765px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Canada&#8217;s HMCS Kingston sails in Lancaster Sound, close to Gascoyne Inlet during Operation Nanook on August 29, 2019. During Operation Nanook, the Canadian Armed Forces practice guarding the country&#8217;s sovereignty over its northernmost regions and improving the way it operates in Arctic conditions. (Cpl. Simon Arcand\/Canadian Armed Forces)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3600\" height=\"2400\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3278\" data-id=\"3278\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1132893290.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1132893290.jpg.jpg 3600w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1132893290.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1132893290.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1132893290.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1132893290.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1132893290.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3600px) 100vw, 3600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A Finnish F-18 Hornet departs from Jokkmokk Air Base during a joint exercise between the air forces of Finland and Sweden over the Arctic Circle towns of Jokkmokk in Sweden and Rovaniemi in Finland on March 25, 2019. (Jonathan Nackstrand\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6527\" height=\"4322\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3287\" data-id=\"3287\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-664083132.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-664083132.jpg.jpg 6527w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-664083132.jpg.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-664083132.jpg.jpg?resize=768,509 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-664083132.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,678 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-664083132.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1017 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-664083132.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1356 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6527px) 100vw, 6527px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Project scientist Nathan Kurtz and senior support scientist Jeremy Harbeck walk on their way to survey an iceberg locked in sea ice near Thule Air Base on March 26, 2017, in Pituffik, Greenland. NASA&#8217;s Operation IceBridge was flying research missions out of the base and other Arctic locations. IceBridge team members took the rare opportunity to survey sea ice near the base from the ground. Thule Air Base is the U.S. military&#8217;s northernmost base located some 750 miles above the Arctic Circle. (Mario Tama\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8077\" height=\"5385\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-3296\" data-id=\"3296\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6134098.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6134098.jpg.jpg 8077w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6134098.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6134098.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6134098.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6134098.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/6134098.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8077px) 100vw, 8077px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The crew of the U.S. Navy&#8217;s Seawolf-class submarine Connecticut enjoys ice liberty after surfacing in the Arctic Circle during Ice Exercise 2020 on March 7, 2020. 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