Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Sappey | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 08.05.2025
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) deck department members and Arctic Mobile Observing System (AMOS) research engineers recover a Seaglider Undersea Vehicle while operating in the Arctic Ocean, Aug. 5, 2025. Healy crewmembers and AMOS researchers work alongside to ensure safe recovery of scientific equipment. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Zack Ledoux)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Sappey | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 08.05.2025
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Jared Vannoy (right) and Justin Burnett, an Arctic Mobile Observing System research engineer, pull a Seaglider Undersea Vehicle aboard a Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) small boat while operating in the Arctic Ocean, Aug. 5, 2025. The dense batteries in the seaglider are mounted on a rail to allow adjustments to its center of gravity, creating the......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Sappey | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 08.05.2025
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) deck department crewmembers bring an Seaglider Undersea Vehicle aboard while operating in the Arctic Ocean, Aug. 5, 2025. The Seaglider spent a year gliding through the Arctic Ocean collecting oceanographic data before being recovered. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Sappey)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Sappey | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 08.05.2025
Justin Burnett (left), an Arctic Mobile Observing System research engineer, and U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Jared Vannoy raise a Seaglider Undersea Vehicle (UUV) aboard Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) while operating in the Arctic Ocean, Aug. 5, 2025. UUVs are pulled out of the water onto small boats before being lifted onto Healy with an A-frame davit. (U.S. Coast Guard......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Sappey | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 08.05.2025
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Zack Ledoux communicates with Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) while operating a small boat in the Arctic Ocean, Aug. 5, 2025. Boat crews maintain radio communications with their cutter during operations to ensure crew safety and give mission updates. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Sappey)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Sappey | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 07.23.2025
U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) deck department crewmembers ready a Very Low Frequency (VLF) navigation source to be deployed while operating in the Arctic Ocean, July 23, 2025. The VLF sources on the Arctic Mobile Observing System (AMOS) moorings emit acoustic signals to enable navigation by autonomous mobile under-ice platforms. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Sappey | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 07.23.2025
Eric Boget, an Arctic Mobile Observing System (AMOS) research engineer, rigs a navigation source to an AMOS mooring aboard U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) while operating in the Arctic Ocean, July 23, 2025. Navigation sources emit acoustic signals to allow mobile sensors to determine their position under the Arctic ice. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Sappey)...
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Christopher Sappey | U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area | 07.23.2025
U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer Bryson Russell observes an acoustic release lowering off of Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) while operating in the Arctic Ocean, July 23, 2025. Acoustic releases are rigged just above the anchor to bring the mooring back to the surface for recovery. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Chris Sappey)...
