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Appendix B: Summary from Interim Report
Pages 109-112

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From page 109...
... Coast Guard polar icebreakers in supporting erations, national defense, naval architecture, marine U.S. operations in the Antarctic and the Arctic, including sce- transport–shipping industry, polar ship technologies, icenarios for continuing those operations and alternative ap- breaker command and operations, science management, proaches, the changes in roles and missions of polar icebreak- oceanography, glaciology, sea ice dynamics, paleoclimatolers in the support of all national priorities in the polar regions, ogy, and Antarctic policy.
From page 110...
... at least one Assuming that the U.S. Coast Guard is to continue to supheavy icebreaker that is available and capable of breaking a port scientific research in the Arctic as well, icebreaking cachannel into McMurdo Station.
From page 111...
... Curence missions in the Arctic. rently, the polar icebreakers are dual purpose ships, meeting Since 2005, the NSF has twice negotiated a contract with both the NSF and the USCG mission responsibilities.
From page 112...
... Coast Guard polar icebreaking of the polar icebreakers, how the operational mode of the operations and present recommended changes in these laws U.S. Antarctic Program might be modified to reduce depen- based upon potential missions and new operating regimes dence on icebreaking assets and the potential for increasing that seem most promising to meet the nation's long-term icebreaker needs in the Arctic.


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