Coast Guard Cutter Healy crew members remove a strap that was securing an Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to the cutter’s flight deck during helicopter operations in the Chukchi Sea off the coast of Alaska, July 28, 2017. The Coast Guard’s leadership role in providing a continued Arctic presence is essential to national security, maritime domain awareness, freedom of navigation, U.S. sovereign interests and scientific research. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Rachel Polish