The US Coast Guard is experiencing greater demand for operations in the higher latitudes. (Janes/Michael Fabey)

Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a new Russian naval doctrine on 31 July, which underscored the importance of the Arctic for Russia's geopolitical future and the growing tension between Moscow and Washington, including on the high seas and in the higher latitudes.

The Pentagon is looking for guidance on how to operate in the Arctic and higher latitudes, seeking advice from the one service that is generally acknowledged for its expertise in the icy realm – the US Coast Guard (USCG).

The USCG is known for its ‘white hull' operations off US shores and around the globe, with its cutters protecting US economic interests and projecting geopolitical presence. However, the coastguard also deploys ‘red hull' icebreaking ships and a ‘black hull' waterways service fleet. It is this trio, and especially the work of the latter two with associated air operations, that provides the high-latitude expertise that makes USCG guidance in that realm so valuable.

The US Coast Guard is experiencing greater demand for operations in the higher latitudes. (Janes/Michael Fabey)

Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a new Russian naval doctrine on 31 July, which underscored the importance of the Arctic for Russia's geopolitical future and the growing tension between Moscow and Washington, including on the high seas and in the higher latitudes.

The Pentagon is looking for guidance on how to operate in the Arctic and higher latitudes, seeking advice from the one service that is generally acknowledged for its expertise in the icy realm – the US Coast Guard (USCG).

The USCG is known for its ‘white hull' operations off US shores and around the globe, with its cutters protecting US economic interests and projecting geopolitical presence. However, the coastguard also deploys ‘red hull' icebreaking ships and a ‘black hull' waterways service fleet. It is this trio, and especially the work of the latter two with associated air operations, that provides the high-latitude expertise that makes USCG guidance in that realm so valuable.

The US Coast Guard is experiencing greater demand for operations in the higher latitudes. (Janes/Michael Fabey)

Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a new Russian naval doctrine on 31 July, which underscored the importance of the Arctic for Russia's geopolitical future and the growing tension between Moscow and Washington, including on the high seas and in the higher latitudes.

The Pentagon is looking for guidance on how to operate in the Arctic and higher latitudes, seeking advice from the one service that is generally acknowledged for its expertise in the icy realm – the US Coast Guard (USCG).

The USCG is known for its ‘white hull' operations off US shores and around the globe, with its cutters protecting US economic interests and projecting geopolitical presence. However, the coastguard also deploys ‘red hull' icebreaking ships and a ‘black hull' waterways service fleet. It is this trio, and especially the work of the latter two with associated air operations, that provides the high-latitude expertise that makes USCG guidance in that realm so valuable.

The US Coast Guard is experiencing greater demand for operations in the higher latitudes. (Janes/Michael Fabey)

Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a new Russian naval doctrine on 31 July, which underscored the importance of the Arctic for Russia's geopolitical future and the growing tension between Moscow and Washington, including on the high seas and in the higher latitudes.

The Pentagon is looking for guidance on how to operate in the Arctic and higher latitudes, seeking advice from the one service that is generally acknowledged for its expertise in the icy realm – the US Coast Guard (USCG).

The USCG is known for its ‘white hull' operations off US shores and around the globe, with its cutters protecting US economic interests and projecting geopolitical presence. However, the coastguard also deploys ‘red hull' icebreaking ships and a ‘black hull' waterways service fleet. It is this trio, and especially the work of the latter two with associated air operations, that provides the high-latitude expertise that makes USCG guidance in that realm so valuable.

The US Coast Guard is experiencing greater demand for operations in the higher latitudes. (Janes/Michael Fabey)

Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a new Russian naval doctrine on 31 July, which underscored the importance of the Arctic for Russia's geopolitical future and the growing tension between Moscow and Washington, including on the high seas and in the higher latitudes.

The Pentagon is looking for guidance on how to operate in the Arctic and higher latitudes, seeking advice from the one service that is generally acknowledged for its expertise in the icy realm – the US Coast Guard (USCG).

The USCG is known for its ‘white hull' operations off US shores and around the globe, with its cutters protecting US economic interests and projecting geopolitical presence. However, the coastguard also deploys ‘red hull' icebreaking ships and a ‘black hull' waterways service fleet. It is this trio, and especially the work of the latter two with associated air operations, that provides the high-latitude expertise that makes USCG guidance in that realm so valuable.

The US Coast Guard is experiencing greater demand for operations in the higher latitudes. (Janes/Michael Fabey)

Russian President Vladimir Putin authorised a new Russian naval doctrine on 31 July, which underscored the importance of the Arctic for Russia's geopolitical future and the growing tension between Moscow and Washington, including on the high seas and in the higher latitudes.

The Pentagon is looking for guidance on how to operate in the Arctic and higher latitudes, seeking advice from the one service that is generally acknowledged for its expertise in the icy realm – the US Coast Guard (USCG).

The USCG is known for its ‘white hull' operations off US shores and around the globe, with its cutters protecting US economic interests and projecting geopolitical presence. However, the coastguard also deploys ‘red hull' icebreaking ships and a ‘black hull' waterways service fleet. It is this trio, and especially the work of the latter two with associated air operations, that provides the high-latitude expertise that makes USCG guidance in that realm so valuable.