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 ...

The Arctic Service Medal is awarded to Navy and Marine personnel who show “excellence and significant contributions to national security and maritime superiority in the Arctic region ...

The Arctic Service Medal is awarded to service members in the Navy and Marine Corps who have been assigned to a unit that ...

But in the end, Iceworm amounted only to a single railcar, 1,300 feet of track and an abandoned military truck on railroad wheels. The split personality of Arctic permafrost frustrated Army engineers.