U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy conducts Arctic operations
A U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak HC-130J approaches the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB 20) while Healy operates in the Chukchi Sea, Oct. 30, 2024. Healy is the Coast Guard's only icebreaker explicitly designed to support research and provides high-latitude U.S. presence and access to areas for the scientific community challenging for most research vessels to reach. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Matt Masaschi.