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A Break in the Silence: Anecdote from a U.S. Coast Guard Icebreaker’s Winter Arctic Patrol

Petty Officer 1st Class Wahkene Kitchenmaster, a member of the Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star (WAGB 10) deck department, works in below freezing temperatures to remove ice from the ship’s hull while underway in the Chukchi Sea, Monday, Dec. 28, 2020. The 44-year-old heavy icebreaker is underway for a months-long Arctic deployment to protect the nation’s maritime sovereignty and security throughout the region. U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Cynthia Oldham.

PHOTO BY: Petty Officer 1st Class Cynthia
VIRIN: 201228-G-NB914-0196.JPG
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CAMERA

NIKON D780

LENS

14-24mm f/2.8G

APERTURE

560/100

SHUTTERSPEED

10/1250

ISO

800

IMAGE IS PUBLIC DOMAIN

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