The Arctic Service Medal was authorized in 2023 as an extension to the Arctic Service Ribbon, a decoration that sailors have long been awarded for clocking 28 days of duty above the Arctic Circle.

The Navy first created the Navy Arctic Service Ribbon in 1987 for those who completed 28 days of service in the Arctic Circle after January 1, 1982.

About 200 U.S. Marines qualified for a rare Navy Arctic Service Ribbon this week after training in the first deployment to Norway since World War II. In Norway on Tuesday, Lt. Gen. John Wissler ...

Lt. Gen. John Wissler, commander of Marine Corps Forces Command, congratulates Capt. Mark Edgar, commander of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, during an Arctic Service Ribbon ceremony at ...

Franchetti awarded the Arctic Service Medal to the Indiana crew on Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2024, during a ceremony at Navy Submarine Base New London in Connecticut. (Scott Barnes/Navy) ...

The crew of the USS Indiana, a Virginia-class, fast-attack submarine that spent three weeks in the seas near the North Pole during Operation Ice Camp 2024, were awarded the Navy's Arctic Service ...

Capt. Henry Cho made history as the first U.S. Space Force Guardian to receive the Coast Guard Arctic Service Medal by spending 21 freezing cold days in the Arctic aboard the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter ...

A historic battleship heads out for repairs, and the Navy unveils a new medal for Arctic transits. Plus: a new deal for sub production is announced.

Ribbon seals inhabit the northern North Pacific Ocean and sub-Arctic and Arctic seas. They are found in the Bering and Chukchi seas off Alaska and the Sea of Okhotsk off Russia.

SEATTLE — A ribbon seal commonly found in the frigid waters off the coasts of Alaska and Russia has been spotted twice in the Seattle area.

The Virginia-class fast attack submarine Illinois moors to Arctic sea ice during ICEX 2022. (MC1 Alfred Coffield/Navy) The Navy is rolling out a Navy Arctic Service Medal this year, serving as an ...