Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and Navy Supervisor of Salvage conduct oil-spill-on-ice exercise in Alaska [Image 2 of 6]
Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Dmitry Ryabukha drills a hole in the ice on Otter Lake as members of the Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, and Navy Supervisor of Salvage conduct an oil-spill-on-ice training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska Feb. 1, 2023. The exercise was structured to comply with the OPA-90 National Preparedness for Response Exercise Program (NPREP) training and drill requirements for deploying oil spill response gear in Arctic conditions within the Alaska geographical area of responsibility. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Nate Littlejohn)