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Coast Guard Completes Arctic Communications/Next Gen Incident Command System Evaluation

By Joseph DiRenzo | CG R&D Center on Sep 10, 2016 Featured, North Slope/Northwest Alaska, The Arctic and Alaska Science

JUNEAU, Alaska – Arctic Chinook “survivors” being hoisted onto a hovering Coast Guard rescue helicopter were unaware that equipment testing conducted by the Coast Guard Research and Development Center during the two-day mass rescue exercise could change the way large maritime incidents are handled in remote locations. During Operation Arctic Chinook, nearly 30 role players […]

USCG Research and Development Center Teams with Partner Agencies for Arctic Awareness

By Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Eggert | USCG on Aug 11, 2014 Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science

SEWARD, Alaska — For a second year, members of the Coast Guard Research and Development Center, based in New London, Connecticut, make their way to the large ice floes of the Arctic Ocean to conduct research and test new equipment and technologies with the aim of expanding our knowledge and enhancing our ability to respond […]