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Sailors and members of the Applied Physics Laboratory Ice Station clear ice from the hatch of the USS Connecticut as it surfaces above the ice in the Arctic Ocean, March 19, 2011. The submarine and crew are participating in Ice Exercise 2011, which tests submarine operations in the Arctic.

ICE BREAK

Sailors and members of the Applied Physics Laboratory Ice Station clear ice from the hatch of the USS Connecticut as it surfaces above the ice in the Arctic Ocean, March 19, 2011. The submarine and crew are participating in Ice Exercise 2011, which tests submarine operations in the Arctic.

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