THE TENSION: Combat Camera: Joint Navy Exercise ICEX-07

ARCTIC OCEAN (March 18, 2007) - Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Alexandria (SSN 757) is submerged after surfacing through two feet of ice during ICEX-07, a U.S. Navy and Royal Navy exercise conducted on and under a drifting ice floe about 180 nautical miles off the north coast of Alaska. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shawn P. Eklund.)

PRUDHOE BAY-DEADHORSE, Alaska (March 17, 2007) - Royal Navy submarine HMS Tireless (S88) SHOWN in the arctic ice. Tireless is taking part in ICEX-07 with the Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Alexandria (SSN 757) and the Applied Physics Laboratory Ice Station (APLIS). (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Erik Reynolds.)

ARCTIC OCEAN (March 17, 2007) - Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter looks through the periscope of Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Alexandria (SSN 757). Alexandria surfaced through three feet of ice during ICEX-07, a U.S. Navy and Royal Navy exercise conducted on and under a drifting ice floe about 180 nautical miles off the north coast of Alaska. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shawn P. Eklund.)

ARCTIC OCEAN (March 18, 2007) - Sailors clear away ice from the crew hatch aboard Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Alexandria (SSN 757). Alexandria surfaced through three feet of ice during ICEX-07, a U.S. Navy and Royal Navy exercise conducted on and under a drifting ice floe about 180 nautical miles off the north coast of Alaska. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shawn P. Eklund.)

ARCTIC OCEAN (March 17, 2007) - During the warmest part of the day, a thermometer outside of the Applied Physics Laboratory Ice Station's (APLIS) mess tent still does not break out of the sub-freezing temperatures. APLIS is located 180 nautical miles off the north coast of Alaska and is home to the ICEX-07, a U.S. Navy and Royal Navy exercise being conducted to demonstrate the nations’ commitment to assuring access to all international waters. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shawn P. Eklund.)

ARCTIC OCEAN (March 17, 2007) - Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), the Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter greets USS Alexandria (SSN 757) Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Michael Bernacchi and Chief of the Boat, Electronics Technician Master Chief during ICEX-07. The U.S. and Royal Navy are conducting ICEX-07 on and under a drifting ice floe about 180 nautical miles off the north coast of Alaska. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shawn P. Eklund.)

ARCTIC OCEAN (March 17, 2007) - Fog combined with a white-out created from helicopter prop wash partially conceals USS Alexandria's (SSN 757) sail. The U.S. Navy and Royal Navy are conducting ICEX-07 on and under a drifting ice floe about 180 nautical miles off the north coast of Alaska (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shawn P. Eklund.)