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

The USS New Jersey will be the 23rd Virginia-class submarine in the Navy’s fleet, named after the state where the first U.S. submarine was built in 1900.

The crew was the first to receive the new medal, which was created last year for missions sailing under Arctic ice.

The Navy has presented its newest honor, Arctic Service Medal, to the crew of a fast-attack submarine for its involvement in an international exercise near the North Pole. The USS Indiana took part in the five-week Operation Ice Camp 2024,