Underwater Construction Team 1 Conducts Arctic Training in Greenland > United States Navy > News-Stories
VIRIN: 210414-N-NO901-1001 Leaving their home station of Little Creek, Va., Seabee Divers of UCT 1’s Construction Dive Detachment Alfa (CDD/A) boarded a plane to Thule Air Base (AB), Greenland. Upon arrival, they met with Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 from Gulfport, MS. Their mission was to establish and maintain an ice camp, dive under four feet of ice, and test construction and diving equipment in polar temperatures of -40 degrees Fahrenheit. Thule AB was established in 1953 and supports Ballistic Missile Early Warning System mission...
Source: navy.mil