HALIFAX, Nova Scotia -- Crew members of the 270-foot Famous-class cutter USCGC Escanaba (WMEC 907) prepare to dock in port in Halifax, Nova Scotia, July 30, 2021, for the upcoming Operation Nanook. The U.S. Coast Guard is again participating with partners in Operation Nanook, an annual sovereignty operation and maneuver warfare exercise conducted by the Canadian Armed Forces in the Arctic. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Dyxan Williams.)