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U.S. Coast Guard-Supported Scientifc and Geographic Discoveries • 1 957:USCGCNorthwind discoverstheNorthwindRidge andNorthwindAbyssalPlain. • 1 988,1992:USCGCPolar Star collectsbenthic foraminifera census. • 960s: USCG Wind-class icebreakers advance under1 standingofphysical,chemical,andbiologicalprocesses intheBering,Chukchi,andBeaufortSeas. • 1 994:USCGCPolar Sea isthefrstU.S.surfacevessel toreachtheNorthPole. • 2 003:USCGCHealy discoverstheHealySeamount—a previously unmapped rise that climbs more than 3,000metersabovethesurroundingseafoor. • S cientists aboard USCGC Healy report a decapod fromArcticoceanventsandnotefrstreportofthe species hymenodora glacialis near marine hydrothermalvents. • 2 003-2011: USCGC Healy and Canadian CGC Louis St. Laurent map the U.S. and Canadian extended continentalshelvesintheArcticOcean. • 2 008: NOAA conducts ice seal population survey aboardUSCGCPolar Sea. • 2 009:Healy discoversaseamount(stilltobenamed). Dr. Larry Mayer (left) and Capt. Andy Armstrong watch as an underwater mountain, called a seamount, is discovered on the Arctic Ocean foor on Aug. 25, 2009. USCGC Healy's high-tech mapping system uncovered the seamount in the midst of an otherwise fat and featureless stretch of seafoor approximately 3,800 meters deep. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Offcer Patrick Kelley. polar science and technology has never been greater. Whether it is oil spill response capability, improved response assets, or new anti-icing technology, the RDC is helping the Coast Guard chart an appropriate course for its expanding Arctic operations. It is clear that the Coast Guard has an enduring role in protecting the maritime Arctic by providing safety, security, and stewardship, while supporting our nation's science needs. About the authors: Mr. Richard L. Hansen is the branch chief of the Coast Guard Research and Development Center, New London, Conn. Previously he worked acoustics and weapons systems for the U.S. Navy, overseeing submarine construction and overhauls. He holds a B.S. from Northeastern University, and an M.S. from Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Dr. Jonathan M. Berkson, the marine science program manager for the U.S. Coast Guard, received a Ph.D. in geophysics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Prior to this assignment, he worked at the NATO Undersea Research Centre in LaSpezia, Italy, and the Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, D.C. www.uscg.mil/proceedings LCDR Kenneth J. Boda is a strategic analyst at Coast Guard headquarters. He has served aboard USCGC Polar Sea, USCGC Eagle, and as a marine science instructor at the Coast Guard Academy. LCDR Boda is a graduate of the Coast Guard Academy, and holds master's degrees from Columbia University, and the Naval War College. Bibliography: Opening the Arctic Seas — Envisioning Disasters and Framing Solutions. Report by the Coastal Response Research Center, University of New Hampshire, File: CCRC, 2009. Available at www.crrc.unh.edu/workshops/arctic_spill_ summit/arctic_summit_report_fnal.pdf. Hansen, Kurt, and Marion Lewandowski. Using Demonstrations to Advance Approaches to Response for Oil in ice Environments. Arctic Technology Conference, OTC Paper 909318, February 2011. Story, Jason, and Scot Tripp, Lou Steinbrecher, Mike Sprague, Bob McKenna. Arctic Craft Investigation Report. CG-D-02-12, RDC UDI #1215 Part A, August 2011. Story, Jason, and Scot Tripp, Lou Steinbrecher, Mike Sprague, Bob McKenna. Arctic Craft Investigation Market Research Report. RDC UDI #1215 Part B, August 2011. Endnotes: 1. Hansen, Kurt and Marion Lewandowski. Using Demonstrations to Advance Approaches to Response for Oil in ice Environments. Arctic Technology Conference, OTC Paper 909318, February 2011. 2. Story, Jason, and Scot Tripp, Lou Steinbrecher, Mike Sprague, Bob McKenna. Arctic Craft Investigation Market Research Report, RDC UDI #1215 Part B, August 2011. Summer 2013 Proceedings 79