Navy starts under-ice submarine exercise off Alaska's coast

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Dan Joling, Associated Press
 Updated 4:45 pm, Wednesday, March 7, 2018

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Navy has kicked off submarine testing and training under sea ice off Alaska's north coast that takes place every other year and includes the surfacing of a submarine that punches through sea ice.

The exercises, which also include the collection of scientific data, are dubbed Ice Exercise 2018, or ICEX18, and will include maneuvers by three submarines under Arctic ice, including a British sub, over five weeks.

Rear Adm. James Pitts, commander of the Undersea Warfare Development Center, said in an announcement that the Navy builds experience with every ICEX.

"We are constantly testing new tactics, techniques and procedures under the ice and this exercise allows us to do so on a larger scale and alongside our U.K., joint and academic partners," he said.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/us/article/Navy-begins-under-ice-submarine-exercise-off-12736327.php

[Submariner]

1. Chicken-of-the-Sea anyone?

Putin dropped a flag on the North Pole a few years back claiming it for Russia.

It will be interesting to see his reaction when our submarines traverse these international waters. This is how accidents happen, submarines screwing with each other, bumping into each other, or making noises like flooding torpedo tubes and opening torpedo tube doors. Like how Putin's jets buzz our bomber flights.

Never mind...look over there.... Stormy played with Donnie's willy!

[mackdaddy]

2. I am impressed they found any Arctic Ice left to dive under.

At the rate the Arctic is melting, we may be "blue ocean" this summer or next.