U.S. Coast Guard and NOAA’s summer operations underway in the Arctic
In mid-July, the U.S. Coast Guard opened its forward operating location (FOL) for the summer in Barrow, Alaska, where they…
Alaskan Senators push for creation of U.S. Arctic policy
In the U.S., the only Arctic country without a national policy for the region, there are stirrings in the Senate…
Canada orders seven Arctic offshore patrol ships
Canada’s Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) have been in the pipeline for five years. Now, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s government has…