Keywords: Defense.gov News Photo 961105-N-4482V-001.jpg en Crew members of the attack submarine USS Pogy SSN 647 assemble a topside deck enclosure to provide protection from the Arctic elements after the sub surfaced through a 6 inch thick layer of Arctic ice flow The submarine is on a 45-day research mission to the North Pole Seven scientists and technical advisors are conducting experiments and collecting samples for studies in water mass properties geophysics ice mechanics and pollution detection in the Arctic Ocean The research voyage is the second of five planned deployments through the year 2000 961105-N-4482V-001 Navy http //www defense gov/photos/newsphoto aspx newsphotoid 494 1996-11-05 en Petty Officer 2nd Class Steven H Vanderwerff U S Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy Defense gov news media for November 1996 Import by User Slick-o-bot/Defense gov News Photos USS Pogy SSN-647 Diving planes Submarines surfaced through polar ice |