The U.S. Navy ups its Arctic engagement, sending ships north and establishing a temporary presence in Iceland
Four guided-missile ships (a cruiser and three destroyers) from the newly reactivated 2nd Fleet have set up a temporary base in Keflavik.
The U.S. Navy continues to step up its Arctic engagement, sending one cruiser and three destroyers into North Atlantic waters, and establishing a temporary command presence in Iceland as part of an expeditionary mission in the region. Two of those ships sailed north of the Arctic Circle as part of that mission, the Navy said.
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