Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class David Edelson (left) works with Lee Cooper, a member of the science team aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Healy, to confirm what depth and speed a sediment-retrieving device needs to be lowered to Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, during a practice run aboard near Nome, Alaska.
The crew of the Healy provides various forms of support for Coast Guard’s scientific partners during Arctic missions, such as operating the heavy machinery used to position and control sample and data collection equipment.
U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amanda Norcross