“BREAKING ICE IN DARKNESS: REFLECTIONS FROM AN ICE PILOT’S WINTER MISSION TO THE ARCTIC” –Modern War Institute at West Point

Image credit: Petty Officer 1st Class Cynthia Oldham, US Coast Guard

Modern War Institute brings us a report of the recent Artic Winter Patrol by USCGC Polar Star from the viewpoint of a 2020 Academy Graduate, Ens Madeline Colwell, serving as an Ice Pilot on temporary assignment from USCGC Healy.

Good read.

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