Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 05.08.2025
Coast Guard Cutter Healy departs Seattle for a month-long deployment in the Arctic. Its crew will support scientists conducting multiple missions and research in this strategic area. The cutter is the nation’s largest polar icebreaker. It is the sole icebreaker designed and equipped with scientific instrumentation in support of Arctic research. The Healy provides access to the most remote......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 04.20.2022
A Coast Guard crew member oversees the recovery of a malfunctioning navigational mooring by the Cutter HEALY while the cutter was operating in the Arctic Ocean. The cutter deployed to the Arctic for three months where the crew carried out multiple scientific research missions and supported Operation Arctic Shield.. US Coast Guard Art Program 2022 Collection, Ob ID# 202209, "Keep your eyes on......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 04.20.2022
Coast Guard dive team members deployed to both the Coast Guard Cutters POLAR STAR and HEALY conduct underwater inspections of the hulls and propellers to check for damage incurred while the cutters break ice. The success of the dive teams during these missions increases the Coast Guard’s capabilities in both the Arctic and the Antarctic regions. US Coast Guard Art Program 2022 Collection,......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 04.20.2022
A Coast Guard Cutter HEALY crew member pulls herself out from the frigid Arctic Ocean during ice rescue training while the brilliant northern sun glistens light on the cutter. Meanwhile, scientists abroad the cutter investigate ocean dynamics for the Office of Naval Research. With Coast Guard help, the scientists will deploy sensors and semi-autonomous submarines to aid the research. The......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 04.14.2019
Since the United States purchased Alaska from Russia, the Coast Guard has been a leader in the exploration of the Arctic region. On the first cruises in Alaskan waters, vessels of the United States Revenue Cutter Service carried geologists and surveyors who helped chart the new unexplored territory. Today, the Coast Guard continues to carry scientific teams to the North Pole aboard the......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 05.15.2018
An oceanographic pump is lowered off the stern of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy while the vessel is deployed in the Arctic in support of polar science. The pump aids in collecting samples at various layers of the water column to measure salinity, temperature and the presence of trace elements. This research is part of an inter-national effort to study the distribution of trace elements in the......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 05.15.2018
The Coast Guard Cutter Healy routinely aids scientists researching the Arctic environment. This year the Coast Guard will deploy cutters, aircraft, and personnel to the Arctic to engage in operations encompassing a variety of Coast Guard missions. Operations will focus on promoting national interests and security throughout the region. Here a group of scientists are depicted as they dredge the......
Photo by Maryann Bader | Coast Guard Art Program | 04.18.2013
The 420-foot Coast Guard Cutter Healy breaks dense ice around the Russian-flagged oil tanker Renda during transit in the Bering Sea to Nome in January 2012. The city had been cut off from critical fuel deliveries when a major storm prevented the fall shipment from arriving. The delivery marked the first time the Coast Guard provided domestic ice breaking support for a winter fuel delivery to......
