Capt. Michael Davanzo (left) addresses Capt. Matthew Walker (right) during his speech at the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star change-of-command ceremony held at Coast Guard Base Seattle, July 14, 2016.
As record amounts of ice melt open the resource-rich polar regions to increased vessel traffic, the Coast Guard’s role in safeguarding maritime transit and national security, is left on shoulders of the crews of the nation’s only two icebreakers, the Polar Star and the Coast Guard Cutter Healy.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross.
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