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Two U.S. Coast Guard members are getting ready to be transported by crane from U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy onto a piece of multi-year Arctic sea ice.

Helicopter view of Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent (left) and U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (right) on the Arctic Ocean. The ships are coming together because the crews are planning to meet and learn the operations of the other ship. This was during a scientific expedition to map the Arctic seafloor.

Little Missouri River near Watford City, North Dakota, with the badlands in the background.

Comparison of color aerial photography with airborne light detection and ranging (LiDAR) imagery in an area west of Lake Tahoe, California. (A) Color aerial orthophoto for part of range front along eastern base of Mt. Tallac with geomorphic features obscured by dense forest cover. (B) Same scene, first-return LiDAR imagery.

U.S. Coast Guard member is preparing the Conductivity Temperature Depth Profiler (CTD) for deployment in the Arctic Ocean. The CTD collects water samples and measures conductivity and temperature as a function of water depth.

The Conductivity Temperature Depth Profiler (CTD) is being lowered in the Arctic Ocean to collect water samples and measure conductivity and temperature as a function of water depth.

A member of the U.S. Coast Guard is preparing the Conductivity Temperature Depth Profiler (CTD) to be deployed in the Arctic Ocean to collect data.

A member of the U.S. Coast Guard helps guide the deployment of the Conductivity Temperature Depth Profiler (CTD) in the Arctic Ocean.

This is a view of Barrow, Alaska from a helicopter.

Scientists are preparing the Conductivity Temperature Depth Profiler (CTD) before it is placed in the Arctic Ocean to collect data.

A Canadian helicopter pilot is discussing the helicopter's operations to U.S. Coast Guard members. The helicopter flew from the Canadian Coast Guard Ship Louis S. St. Laurent to the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy. This is in the Arctic Ocean during a scientific expedition to map the seafloor.

Polar bear tracks and remains of a recent meal along a piece of Arctic sea ice.

Polar bear along sea ice in the Arctic Ocean.

Polar bears along sea ice in the Arctic Ocean.

Polar bears along sea ice in the Arctic Ocean.

Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean.

Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean.

Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean. This is the bow of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy.

Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean.

Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean.

Image of sea ice along the Arctic Ocean.