Keywords: diver divers underwater photo team underwaterphototeam comcam combat camera combatcamera expeditionary combat camera expeditionarycombatcamera navy diver navydiver navy deep sea deepsea arctic circle arcticcircle arctic polar bear polarbear bluenose ice mining icemining cold ice cessna applied physics lab appliedphysicslab naval post graduate school navalpostgraduateschool arctic sub lab arcticsublab asl nps apl sky ocean outdoor water cloud landscape seaside shore sunset 160306-N-ZZ999-004 ARCTIC CIRCLE (March 06, 2016) - A sheet of ice, known as an ice floe, serves as the stage of operations for Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2016. Temperatures range an average of -10 to -40 degrees fahrenheit.ICEX 2016 is a five-week exercise designed to research, test, and evaluate operational capabilities in the region. ICEX 2016 allows the U.S. Navy to assess operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic Environment, and develop partnerships and collaborative efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Electronics Technician 2nd Class Nate Madlem/Released) 160306-N-ZZ999-004 ARCTIC CIRCLE (March 06, 2016) - A sheet of ice, known as an ice floe, serves as the stage of operations for Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2016. Temperatures range an average of -10 to -40 degrees fahrenheit.ICEX 2016 is a five-week exercise designed to research, test, and evaluate operational capabilities in the region. ICEX 2016 allows the U.S. Navy to assess operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic Environment, and develop partnerships and collaborative efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Electronics Technician 2nd Class Nate Madlem/Released) |