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“Operation Deep Freeze started with the Navy in the mid-’50s and is a military-centric operation on the continent of Antarctica,” Sheppard said. “Then, under international treaty, the world community started moving toward declaring the Antarctic an open continent for science research only, and no development. So … science started to take the lead for all U.S. interests in Antarctica.”

The Defense Department provides logistics support, especially heavy airlift and sea power, that can’t be contracted elsewhere, Sheppard explained. The military component in Antarctica makes up only about 10 percent of the manpower there, he said.

Whether it is on land, in the air or in the surrounding waters, all creatures big and small share the living space with service members and residents of U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay – this is also true of sea turtles.

There are several species of sea turtles that can be found in the waters surrounding the naval station. They include the leatherback, loggerhead, green and hawksbill turtles.

It has emerged health officials knew about the outbreak among people who visited the farm days before it was closed to the public.

The Health Protection Agency became aware of the outbreak in late August after cases were traced to the farm.

Teeth and bones from late Ice Age animals, including hyenas, deer and woolly rhinos, have been discovered by archaeologists at a cave in Devon.