The USCG and the USN are deploying more cutters and other surfaces ships into Arctic waters. (Janes/Michael Fabey)

A new Arctic landscape being sculpted by climatic changes is recasting US naval concepts and the global geopolitical framework associated with the region, according to a US Congressional Research Service (CRS) report.

“The diminishment of Arctic ice is creating new operating areas in the Arctic for [US] Navy (USN) surface ships and [US] Coast Guard (USCG) cutters,” the CRS said in its updated report Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress released on 5 July.

“The navy has increased deployments of attack submarines and surface ships to the Arctic for exercises and other operations,” the CRS reported.

The CRS cited several key points relating to the navy and coastguard in the Arctic that have emerged over the past 10 to 15 years.

Search and rescue (SAR) in the Arctic is a mission of increasing importance, particularly for the coastguard, and “one that poses potentially significant operational challenges”, the CRS said.

The USCG and the USN are deploying more cutters and other surfaces ships into Arctic waters. (Janes/Michael Fabey)

A new Arctic landscape being sculpted by climatic changes is recasting US naval concepts and the global geopolitical framework associated with the region, according to a US Congressional Research Service (CRS) report.

“The diminishment of Arctic ice is creating new operating areas in the Arctic for [US] Navy (USN) surface ships and [US] Coast Guard (USCG) cutters,” the CRS said in its updated report Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress released on 5 July.

“The navy has increased deployments of attack submarines and surface ships to the Arctic for exercises and other operations,” the CRS reported.

The CRS cited several key points relating to the navy and coastguard in the Arctic that have emerged over the past 10 to 15 years.

Search and rescue (SAR) in the Arctic is a mission of increasing importance, particularly for the coastguard, and “one that poses potentially significant operational challenges”, the CRS said.

The USCG and the USN are deploying more cutters and other surfaces ships into Arctic waters. (Janes/Michael Fabey)

A new Arctic landscape being sculpted by climatic changes is recasting US naval concepts and the global geopolitical framework associated with the region, according to a US Congressional Research Service (CRS) report.

“The diminishment of Arctic ice is creating new operating areas in the Arctic for [US] Navy (USN) surface ships and [US] Coast Guard (USCG) cutters,” the CRS said in its updated report Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress released on 5 July.

“The navy has increased deployments of attack submarines and surface ships to the Arctic for exercises and other operations,” the CRS reported.

The CRS cited several key points relating to the navy and coastguard in the Arctic that have emerged over the past 10 to 15 years.

Search and rescue (SAR) in the Arctic is a mission of increasing importance, particularly for the coastguard, and “one that poses potentially significant operational challenges”, the CRS said.

The USCG and the USN are deploying more cutters and other surfaces ships into Arctic waters. (Janes/Michael Fabey)

A new Arctic landscape being sculpted by climatic changes is recasting US naval concepts and the global geopolitical framework associated with the region, according to a US Congressional Research Service (CRS) report.

“The diminishment of Arctic ice is creating new operating areas in the Arctic for [US] Navy (USN) surface ships and [US] Coast Guard (USCG) cutters,” the CRS said in its updated report Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress released on 5 July.

“The navy has increased deployments of attack submarines and surface ships to the Arctic for exercises and other operations,” the CRS reported.

The CRS cited several key points relating to the navy and coastguard in the Arctic that have emerged over the past 10 to 15 years.

Search and rescue (SAR) in the Arctic is a mission of increasing importance, particularly for the coastguard, and “one that poses potentially significant operational challenges”, the CRS said.

The USCG and the USN are deploying more cutters and other surfaces ships into Arctic waters. (Janes/Michael Fabey)

A new Arctic landscape being sculpted by climatic changes is recasting US naval concepts and the global geopolitical framework associated with the region, according to a US Congressional Research Service (CRS) report.

“The diminishment of Arctic ice is creating new operating areas in the Arctic for [US] Navy (USN) surface ships and [US] Coast Guard (USCG) cutters,” the CRS said in its updated report Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress released on 5 July.

“The navy has increased deployments of attack submarines and surface ships to the Arctic for exercises and other operations,” the CRS reported.

The CRS cited several key points relating to the navy and coastguard in the Arctic that have emerged over the past 10 to 15 years.

Search and rescue (SAR) in the Arctic is a mission of increasing importance, particularly for the coastguard, and “one that poses potentially significant operational challenges”, the CRS said.

The USCG and the USN are deploying more cutters and other surfaces ships into Arctic waters. (Janes/Michael Fabey)

A new Arctic landscape being sculpted by climatic changes is recasting US naval concepts and the global geopolitical framework associated with the region, according to a US Congressional Research Service (CRS) report.

“The diminishment of Arctic ice is creating new operating areas in the Arctic for [US] Navy (USN) surface ships and [US] Coast Guard (USCG) cutters,” the CRS said in its updated report Changes in the Arctic: Background and Issues for Congress released on 5 July.

“The navy has increased deployments of attack submarines and surface ships to the Arctic for exercises and other operations,” the CRS reported.

The CRS cited several key points relating to the navy and coastguard in the Arctic that have emerged over the past 10 to 15 years.

Search and rescue (SAR) in the Arctic is a mission of increasing importance, particularly for the coastguard, and “one that poses potentially significant operational challenges”, the CRS said.