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research vessel permits to operate in theU.S.exclusiveeconomiczone.To closethisgap,District17stafferswill provide additional area of responsibility-specifcinformationandtraining for all non-D17 unit personnel priortoanyupcomingArcticdeployment. Ground crew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak, Alaska, prepare an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter for morning operations. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Offcer Elizabeth H. Bordelon. Additionally,crewsaboardseagoingbuoytenders andpatrolcraftconductedsafetyzoneenforcement inthePortofDutchHarborarounddrillrigsand supportingvessels.Outreachandengagementwith environmental organizations indicated little threat of disruptiveactivity,andplannedsafetyzoneresources werescaledaccordingly.IcepersistenceatthebeginningofthesummerpostponedtheArcticdeployment plan and drilling schedule xtendingCG —e operational presence to lateOctober. Aviation Lessons and Recommendations DuringArctic Shield 2012, helicopter fuel was not commercially available in Barrow and had to befownin.Asaresult, plansforthenextdeployment will include the CoastGuardestablishing adefenselogisticsagency contract for helicopter fuel. Cutter Lessons and Recommendations Coast Guard personnel not normally assigned to D17 units were often notfamiliarwithmarine protected species policiesandforeign-fagged 32 Proceedings Also,cutterschedulingdidnotoptimallyalignwithoperationalneeds (suchasthedrillingpermitwindow orsafetyzoneenforcementperiod). Therefore,D17leaderswillcollaborate morewithUSCGPacifcAreatoharmonizecutterscheduleswithoperational events and timeframes. Capabilities Assessments Exhibitingjointoperationalcapabilityandcommitment among the U.S. Coast Guard, the U.S. Navy SupervisorofSalvage,andtheU.S.NorthernCommand, Arctic Shield 2012's capability assessments includedaspilledoilrecoverysystemcontingency exercisethatemployedskimmingequipmentoffthe An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter, one of two moved 900 miles north from Kodiak to Barrow, Alaska, sits on the runway in front of forward operating location Barrow. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Offcer Elizabeth H. Bordelon. Coast Guard communication crews establish a mobile communication center in support of forward operating location Barrow, Alaska. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Offcer Charlie Vice. Summer 2013 www.uscg.mil/proceedings