The crew was the first to receive the new medal, which was created last year for missions sailing under Arctic ice.

The crew of the USS Indiana, a Virginia-class, fast-attack submarine that spent three weeks in the seas near the North ...

The crew of the USS Indiana, a Virginia-class, fast-attack submarine that spent three weeks in the seas near the North Pole ...

The Navy has presented its newest honor, Arctic Service Medal, to the crew of a fast-attack submarine for its involvement in ...

Kyle McVay, commanding officer of the USS Indiana, said the award was due ... was expanding its military operations “on, below, and above Arctic waters.” The Arctic Service Medal’s official ...

The lakes had frozen in the Far North, and the foxes and the grouse had shed their brown fur and feathers in favor of Arctic white ... by Norway’s military-intelligence service.

Lisa Franchetti presented the newly created Arctic Service Medal to submariners and civilians ... or a submarine that conducted at least seven days of military operations while under the marginal ice ...

There was a time when Sespe Creek lacked the protections it now enjoys as a designated National Wild and Scenic River ...