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Navy Commences Participation in ICEX 2014

Wednesday, March 19, 2014 17:08

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From Commander, Submarine Forces Public Affairs

NORFOLK (NNS) — Commander, Submarine Forces (COMSUBFOR) announced Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Mexico (SSN 779) and Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) commenced Ice Exercise 2014 (ICEX 2014) in the Arctic Ocean March 19.

USS New Mexico is homeported in Groton, Conn., and commanded by Cmdr. Todd Moore, while USS Hampton is homeported in San Diego, and commanded by Cmdr. Lincoln Reifsteck.

The two submarines will conduct testing on submarine operations in Arctic waters.

“In keeping with the Department of Defense’s Arctic Objectives, the Submarine Force uses Ice Exercises to prepare for a wide range of challenges and contingencies,” said Capt. Paul Whitescarver, the camp’s officer in tactical command and operations officer at Commander, Submarine Force Atlantic.

“The Arctic environment is a tough place to operate, so there is no substitute for assessing our current capability and determining future requirements than to physically operate in the arctic. Our presence in the region coupled with the training that our submarine crews will participate in during ICEX 2014 ensures that our interests in the region will stay secure, support future safety and promote defense cooperation with many of our state partners.”

The overall exercise has been planned and will be coordinated by the Navy’s Arctic Submarine Laboratory (ASL) located at Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego. A temporary ice camp and tracking range will be built into the ice flow North of Prudhoe Bay, Alaska. The U.S. Navy Ice Camp NAUTILUS consists of a small village, constructed and operated especially for the ICEX by members of the U.S., Canadian, and British navies.

U.S. submarines must continue to train in the Arctic environment to refine and validate procedures and required equipment, as the Arctic Ocean serves as a route for submarines to transit between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The U.S. Submarine Force conducts these exercises in the Arctic in order to assure continued access to this unique region.

Submarines have conducted under-ice operations in the Arctic regions in support of inter-fleet transit, training, cooperative allied engagements and operations for more than 50 years. USS Nautilus (SSN 571) made the first transit in 1958. USS Skate (SSN 578) was the first U.S. submarine to surface through arctic ice at the North Pole in March 1959. Since those events, the U.S. Submarine Force has completed more than 120 Arctic exercises with the last being conducted in 2012. The last ice camp was established in 2011. Since 1987, most of these have been conducted in conjunction with Royal Navy submarines.

Source: http://military-online.blogspot.com/2014/03/navy-commences-participation-in-icex.html

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