The U.S. Navy on Wednesday revealed its strategy in the Arctic as the region becomes more and more accessible. The forward-looking “blueprint” provides strategic guidance on how the Department of the Navy will apply naval power in the Arctic over the course of the next two decades and stresses an integrated approach for American naval power with joint forces, interagency teammates, allies, and partners. It also challenges the Navy-Marine Corps-Coast Guard team to evolve and expand the range of integrated capabilities to achieve enduring national interests in the region. The strategy recognizes that the Arctic is gradually becoming more “blue” as receding ice coverage makes Arctic waters more accessible and navigable, allowing nations and their navies to access new sea routes, resources, and markets.