CHUCKCHI SEA, Alaska - Admiral Gene Brooks, Coast Guard District 17 commander, Lt. Cmdr. Michael Rorstad executive officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton, Capt. Vincent Deflaurentis, stand on the bridge of the Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton as it draws closer to the ice pack in the Chuckchi Sea. Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton is the first high endurance cutter to be in Arctic waters for the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer Richard Brahm)