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Left, LCDR Smith posing with noted Arctic explorer Lincoln Ellsworth in front of the Graf Zeppelin. (U.S. Coast Guard photo) Right, Official service photograph of LCDR Edward “Iceberg” Smith taken before the historic 1931 Graf Zeppelin Arctic expedition. (U.S. Coast Guard)
The Long Blue Line: Iceberg Smith and the 1931 Graf Zeppelin Arctic Expedition
Dec. 10, 2025
LCDR Edward “Iceberg” Smith's work during the 1931 Graf Zeppelin Arctic Expedition was a key influence in the modernization of iceberg surveillance.
The first group of Coast Guard members graduated from the Navy Robotics Warfare School at Carnegie Mellon University, which will serve as the initial A-School for the new Robotics Mission Specialist (RMS) rate in Sept. 2025. They are, from second left to right: Master Chief Petty Officer Thomas Watts, Chief Petty Officer Brennen Coles, Petty Officer 1st Class Matthew Riemer, Master Chief Petty Officer, Geoffrey Gall. Senior Chief Petty Officer Christian Parker, who is helping put together the new rating, is at far left and Captain Chad Long is at far right.
What you need to know about the new Robotics Mission Specialist (RMS) rate
Dec. 9, 2025
The new Robotics Mission Specialist rate will allow specialists to focus exclusively on rapidly evolving technologies.
Explore stories on Puget Sound’s lifeline to Alaska, the Marine Exchange of Alaska, and more in the latest edition of Proceedings.
Proceedings: Beyond the horizon
Dec. 8, 2025
The Fall 2025 issue of Proceeding is here!
Discover how Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) prepares you to operate effectively across the joint force and interagency.
We Must Be Joint – Not Disjointed: Strengthening the force through JPME
Dec. 8, 2025
Discover how Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) prepares you to operate effectively across the joint force and interagency.
Recent photograph of a Coast Guard C-130 Hercules carrying out the aerial International Ice Patrol mission. (U.S. Coast Guard)
150 years of Arctic operations and the Polar Security Cutter
Dec. 5, 2025
For over 150 years, the Coast Guard and its ancestor agencies have played a major role in that Arctic region.

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