Admiral sounds alarm amid rising Russian, Chinese movement in high north
Adm. Daryl Caudle told Breaking Defense he is concerned what Russia "may or may not be doing" as it continues to militarize its northern coast.
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Adm. Daryl Caudle told Breaking Defense he is concerned what Russia "may or may not be doing" as it continues to militarize its northern coast.
The Coast Guard's only working icebreaker sailed farther north than ever before 'to wave the flag' in the Arctic insider@insider.com (Christopher Woody) © US Coast Guard/PO1 Cynthia Oldham US Coast Guard icebreaker Polar Star in the Chukchi Sea at about 10:30 a.m. local time on December 23, 2020. US Coast Guard/PO1 Cynthia Oldham Polar Star, one of only two US polar icebreakers and the only one currently functional, sailed north of 72 degrees latitude on Christmas Day, a new record for the service. The milestone and Polar Star's deployment come as the US scrambles to build ...