Polar icebreaking--The short history of a BIG mission
August 08, 2025
August 08, 2025
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news:
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Polar icebreaking--The short history of a BIG mission
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Author's Note: I would like to thank the members of the Coast Guard's retired and active-duty icebreaking community whose feedback informed the writing of this essay.
Since the late 1800s, the United States Coast Guard and its predecessor agencies have played . . .
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Polar icebreaking--The short history of a BIG mission
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Author's Note: I would like to thank the members of the Coast Guard's retired and active-duty icebreaking community whose feedback informed the writing of this essay.
Since the late 1800s, the United States Coast Guard and its predecessor agencies have played . . .