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Wednesday, November 07, 2007
North Pole flight ushers in new era of Coast Guard Arctic operations
A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane departed Barrow, America's northernmost city, Oct. 25 and successfully reached the North Pole, ushering in a new era of Coast Guard operations in the Arctic.
The 2,300-mile flight, which originated from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, was the first to reach the North Pole exclusively for the purpose of Arctic domain awareness.
This new mission for the Coast Guard is based on recently observed climate changes that will provide greater maritime access to the Arctic. But for the Coast Guard, reaching the northernmost point on Earth was more than a typical maritime patrol.
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