HALIFAX, Nova Scotia -- (Aug. 06, 2021) Lcdr. Kevin Robinson (left), the executive officer aboard the 270-foot Famous-class medium endurance cutter USCGC Escanaba (WMEC 907), talks with Cmdr. Benjamin Spector, the commanding officer of the Escanaba, for a formation exercise with the Royal Canadian Navy in preparation of 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)