Mar 8, 2024 · The camp, named Ice Camp Whale, will serve as a temporary command center for conducting operations and research in the Arctic region. The camp is temporary and is established on a sheet of...

Preparing for two Navy attack submarines longer than a football field to pop up through the sea ice adds to the challenge. That essential job — finding a good spot for the U.S. military’s biennial Operation Ice Camp — falls to people at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Geophysical Institute.

Mar 12, 2024 · Sailors assigned to the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) raise the national ensign at Ice Camp Whale on the Arctic Ocean, on March 8 during Operation Ice Camp 2024.

Mar 12, 2024 · The US Navy has launched Operation Ice Camp in the Arctic Ocean, following the arrival of two fast-attack submarines at the recently-built Ice Camp Whale. The operation began as the Los Angeles-class submarine USS Hampton broke through the Arctic ice.

Mar 22, 2024 · Ice Camp Whale tents and vehicles sit on the Arctic Ocean ice during Operation Ice Camp in early March 2024. That essential job — finding a good spot for the U.S. military’s biennial Operation Ice Camp — falls to people at the University of …

Mar 18, 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...

Mar 18, 2024 · Commander, Submarine Forces (COMSUBFOR) officially kicked off Operation Ice Camp (ICE CAMP) 2024 in the Arctic Ocean on March 8, 2024, after the building of Ice Camp Whale and arrival of two U.S. Navy fast attack submarines.

Mar 6, 2025 · BEAUFORT SEA, Arctic Circle (March 15, 2024) – A Bell UH-1H helicopter departs Ice Camp Whale during Operation Ice Camp (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, and advance understanding of the Arctic environment.

Jul 30, 2024 · Centered on its temporary command center Ice Camp Whale, Operation Ice Camp 2024 involved more than 200 participants from across the U.S. armed forces and the military services of partner nations, including representatives from the Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Canadian Navy, French Navy, the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy and the Royal ...

BEAUFORT SEA, Arctic Circle (March 8, 2024) Commander, Submarine Forces (COMSUBFOR) officially kicked off Operation Ice Camp (ICE CAMP) 2024 in the Arctic Ocean on March 8, 2024, after the...