ARCTIC OCEAN – Dr. Craig Lee connects a rope to a navigation beacon on the stern of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy (WAGB-20) Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, approximately 300 miles northeast of Barrow, Alaska. Lee is the head scientist aboard the Healy and is researching stratified ocean dynamics in the Arctic for the Office of Naval Research. Approximately 30 scientists and 100 crew members are aboard the Healy deploying sensors and autonomous submarines in the Arctic to study how environmental factors affect the water below the ice surface. The Healy, which is homeported in Seattle, is one of two ice breakers in U.S. service and is the only military ship dedicated to conducting research in the Arctic. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer NyxoLyno Cangemi