to Golovin, and who ultimately became a foundation dog for the Siberian Husky breed, through his progeny Toto, Molinka, Kingeak, Ammoro, Sepp III, and Togo II. In 1930, exportation of the dogs from Siberia was halted. The same year saw recognition of the Siberian Husky by the American Kennel Club. Nine years later, the breed was first registered in Canada. The United Kennel Club recognized the breed in 1938 as the "Arctic Husky," changing the name to Siberian Husky in 1991. Seppala owned a kennel in Alaska before moving to New England, where he became partners with Elizabeth Ricker. The two co-owned the Poland Springs kennel and began to race and exhibit their dogs all over the Northeast. The kennel was sold to Canadian Harry Wheeler in 1931, following Seppala's return to Alaska The breed's foundation stock per records and studbooks consists of:Kree Vanka (Male, 1930 Siberia Import) Tserko (Male, 1930 Siberia Import), Tosca (Female, Harry x Kolyma) Duke (Male, also known as Chapman's Duke, reportedly Ici x Wanda) Tanta of Alyeska (Female, Tuck x Toto) Sigrid III of Foxstand (Female, Chenuk x Molinka) Smokey of Seppala (Male, Kingeak x Pearl) Sepp III (Male, Togo x Dolly) Smoky (Male, unknown parentage) Dushka (Female, Bonzo x Nanuk) Kabloona (Female, Ivan x Duchess) Rollinsford Nina of Marilyn (Female, Kotlik x Nera of Marilyn)As the breed was beginning to come to prominence, in 1933 Navy Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd brought about 50 Siberian Huskies with him on an expedition in which he hoped to journey around the 16,000-mile coast of Antarctica. Many of the dogs were bred and trained at Chinook Kennels in New Hampshire, owned by Eva Seeley. Called Operation Highjump, the historic trek proved the worth of the Siberian Husky due to its compact size and great speed. Siberian Huskies also served in the United States Army's Arctic Search and Rescue Unit of the Air Transport Command during World War II. Their popularity was sustained into the 21st century. They were ranked 16th among American Kennel Club registrants in 2012, rising to 14th place in 2013. 1940s-present Huskies were extensively used as sled dogs by the British Antarctic Survey in Antarctica between 1945 and 1994. A bronze monument to all of BAS's dog teams sits outside its Cambridge headquarters. In 1960, the US Army undertook a project to construct an under the ice facility for defense and space research, Camp