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16 July 2008: ''Healy'' received the Coast Guard Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation award for meritorious service from April 2007 to July 2008, while conducting science operations in support of national scientific, economic, and political interests. ''Healy'' conducted a multi-year project in order to evaluate the entire ecosystem of the [[Bering Sea]]. Data collected during these missions helped improve the understanding of food webs and biological communities in the Arctic. Through superior mission execution in adverse weather, ''Healy'' exceeded expectations significantly.<ref>{{cite web |last1 = Schendorf |first1 = Tara |title = August 12, 2008 |url = http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgchealy/aws08/080812-update.asp |website = CGC HEALY |access-date = 8 December 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151210220859/http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgchealy/aws08/080812-update.asp |archive-date = 10 December 2015 |url-status = live }}</ref>
12 September 2005: ''Healy'' reached the North Pole for a second time, accompanied by the Swedish icebreaker [[Oden (1988 icebreaker)]]. This was ''Healy'''s second visit to the North Pole, and the voyage was a part of the Arctic East-West Summer 2005 project which consisted of three cruises between 1 June and 28 November 2005. <ref>{{cite web |title = Arctic West-East Summer 2005 Cruise Report |url = https://media.defense.gov/2022/Aug/18/2003059694/-1/-1/0/2005_HEALY-AWES-CRUISE_REPORT.PDF |access-date = 24 October 2022}}</ref>
7 May 2003: ''Healy'' received the Coast Guard Unit Commendation award for exceptionally meritorious service from January 2003 to April 2003, while conducting [[Operation Deep Freeze]] in support of the U.S. Antarctic Program. With less than three weeks' notice, ''Healy'' was deployed to Antarctica in support of the critical annual re-supply of [[McMurdo Station]]. ''Healy'' played an instrumental role in coordination with ''Polar Sea'' in resupplying the ice station. ''Healy'' successfully escorted the freighter {{ship|MV|American Tern||2}} and the tanker {{ship||Richard G. Matthieson}}. ''Healy'' successfully escorted both ships in and out of the ice, and facilitated the delivery of resources to McMurdo Station.
23 January 2002: ''Healy'' received the Coast Guard Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation award for meritorious service from 12 June 2001 to 21 December 2001, during the Arctic East 2001 Science Mission. ''Healy'' mapped {{cvt|1100|nmi}} of the [[Gakkel Ridge]], previously the only unmapped [[Mid-ocean ridge|undersea ridge]] in the world. Twelve previously unknown volcanoes and numerous undersea hydrothermal vents were discovered. {{cvt|8|ST|spell=In}} of rock samples were taken from over 100 deep sea dredges.
6 September 2001: As part of the above mentioned Arctic East Science Mission, ''Healy'', on her three-phase maiden voyage, became only the second U.S. surface ship to reach the North Pole, accompanied by the German research icebreaker {{ship|RV|Polarstern||2}}. ''Healy'' returned to its homeport Seattle on 20 December 2001 after 192 days at sea, which were punctuated by two port calls in ''Tromso'' Norway to exchange science teams. The econd phase of the voyage, in Arctic ice, included testing of an [[autonomous underwater vehicle]] (UAV) <ref>{{cite web |title = Healy returns from maiden voyage |url = http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/cb/March2002/ITN.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20020416013427/http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/cb/March2002/ITN.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 16 April 2002 |website = Coast Guard Magazine |access-date = 24 October 2022 }}</ref>.
==Recent operations==
[[File:USCGC HEALY profile aws15.jpg|thumb|left|''Healy'' underway in the Arctic Ocean.]]
2022: On 30 September 2022, the ''Healy'' and crew reached the North Pole for her
2016: On 15 October 2016, ''Healy'' returned to her home port in Seattle, after a 127-day summer deployment in the Arctic Ocean. The crew of ''Healy'', and her accompanying scientists, participated in three scientific studies. Highlights of this deployment include the discovery of new species of [[jellyfish]] in the [[Chukchi Sea]], observations of the continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean and Bering Sea, and data collection on climate change.<ref>{{cite web |url = http://kbkw.com/coast-guard-cutter-healy-returns-homeport-127-day-deployment-arctic-ocean/ |title = Coast Guard Cutter Healy Returns to Homeport, After 127-Day Deployment in Arctic Ocean - Newstalk KBKW |first = Dave |last = Haviland |date = 17 October 2016 |access-date = 18 October 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161020072845/http://kbkw.com/coast-guard-cutter-healy-returns-homeport-127-day-deployment-arctic-ocean/ |archive-date = 20 October 2016 |url-status = live }}</ref>
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