Photo Credit: US Navy photo by Lt. Sarah Niles
BEAUFORT SEA, Arctic Circle (March 13, 2024) – (from left to right) Royal Australian Navy Cmdr. Timothy Markusson; Royal Australian Navy Commodore Brad Francis, Australian Program Lead, AUKUS Integration & Integration Office; Dr. Matthew Napoli, Executive Director of Foreign and Public Affairs, Naval Reactors; Cmdr. Kyle McVay, commanding officer of the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Indiana (SSN 789); Rear Adm. Andrew Miller, commander, Undersea Warfighting Development Center; Capt. Thomas O’Donnell, commander, Submarine Squadron 12; and Royal Navy Commodore Roger Readwin, Naval Attache to Washington; pose outside Indiana while surfaced near Ice Camp Whale during Operation Ice Camp (ICE CAMP) 2024, March 13.
ICE CAMP is a three-week operation that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and continue to develop relationships with other services, allies, and partner organizations.
Original article published by US Navy on 14/03/2024.
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