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National Strategy for the Arctic Region

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Joint Statement on Signing of “ICE Pact” MOU between the United States, Canada, and Finland

As leaders of Arctic nations, Canada, Finland, and the United States recognize the enduring importance of the region to our shared economic, climate, and national security.

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ICE Pact

The DHS Supply Chain Resilience Center (SCRC) serves as the United States’ National Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE) Pact Coordinator.

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Strategic Approach for Arctic Homeland Security

The Arctic’s expanded relevance, coupled with the Department’s significant regional investments, requires DHS to have a unified, deliberate, and forward-looking approach. The Strategic Approach for Arctic Homeland Security fully leverages the broad range of DHS authorities, capabilities, capacity and partnerships to achieve the goals laid out in this document. 

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Written testimony of USCG for a House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation hearing titled “Coast Guard Arctic Implementation Capabilities”

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Vice Commandant Admiral Charles Michel addresses Coast Guard’s expanding mission demands in the Arctic.

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Written testimony of USCG Commandant for a Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard hearing titled “Assessing the Coast Guard's Increasing Duties: A focus on drug and migrant interdiction”

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft addresses Coast Guard missions.

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Written testimony of USCG for a House Committee Foreign Affairs, joint Subcommittee hearing titled “Charting the Arctic: Security, Economic, and Resource Opportunities”

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Vice Commandant Vice Admiral Charles Michel addresses Coast Guard operations to ensure Maritime Safety, Security and Stewardship in the Arctic Region.

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Written testimony of USCG for a House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation hearing titled “Implementing U.S. Policy in the Arctic”

U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Vice Commandant Vice Admiral Peter Neffenger addresses Coast Guard operations in the Arctic Region, the Coast Guard’s Arctic Strategy, and how to ensure Maritime Safety, Security and Stewardship today–and into the future–in the Arctic Region.

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Centers of Excellence are multidisciplinary academic consortia that engage leading experts to conduct groundbreaking research on threats facing the Homeland.