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Coast Guard Set To Release Arctic Strategy As Activity In Region Increases

Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

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The Coast Guard next month will release a comprehensive strategy for how it will operate in the Arctic Ocean as ice there recedes, human activity in the region increases and the service’s missions there expand, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp said recently. “We must continue to refine our ability to provide, and then support, a persistent operational presence during periods of increasing human activity and environmental risk,” Papp said of the Arctic region at the annual State of the…

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