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PRUDHOE BAY, Alaska - Equipment Operator First Class Richard Engelhard from Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center Detachment San Diego, left, and Engineering Aid 2nd Class Samson Baker from Underwater Construction Team (UCT) TWO operate a forklift at a hanger during Operation ICE CAMP 2026 March 19. ICE CAMP Boarfish is a three-week operation designed to research, test, and evaluate operational capabilities in the Arctic region. In addition to U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and Air National Guard participation, personnel from the Royal Australian Navy, Royal Canadian Navy, Royal Canadian Air Force, French Navy, Royal United Kingdom Navy, Norwegian Defence Research Institute, and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology are also taking part. This operation, held biennially, partners with the ASL and was elevated from an exercise to an operation to better reflect the Navy’s strategic priorities in the Arctic. ICE CAMP provides the necessary training to maintain a working knowledge of a constantly changing region. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jacob D. Bergh)
Sailors aboard USS Frank Cable used shipboard 3D printing to produce a submarine part and delivered it for installation on USS Vermont at HMAS Stirling. This milestone demonstrates how additive manufacturing keeps forward-deployed forces ready and strengthens allied capabilities across the Indo-Pacific.
The Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS New Mexico (SSN 779)
returned to Naval Station Norfolk on September 22, concluding a three month deployment
supporting NATO’s Special Operations Forces exercise.
Naval leaders from across the Americas convened recently in Lima, Peru for the Submarine Conference of the Americas 2025 (SCOTA 25), a multinational conference showcasing and addressing national undersea domain capabilities, the challenges of interoperability, and undersea collaboration against strategic competitors in the Western Hemisphere.
