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Argentina plans to develop a 120-day Summer Antarctic Campaign in three stages:
STAGE 1: From December to mid-January, focused on permanent stations Marambio and Carlini, and opening of temporary Stations: Primavera, Brown, Decepción and the deployment of various scientific 
camps.
STAGE 2: From mid-January 10 till the end of February, focused on Belgrano 2 and Orcadas Bases, supporting scientific activity in camps, bases and shelters.
STAGE 3: From the end of February to the end of march, focused on San Martín Station, Carlini, Marambio, Esperanza, Petrel and Orcadas. Closure of Temporary Stations.

The ARA Almirante Irizar icebreaker will be the main naval during the Antarctic campaign. A Neftegaztype Aviso ship will also provide logistical support.
Another Aviso will be affected by the tasks of the Combined Naval Antarctic Patrol (PANC).
Other ships will provide logistical support by transporting cargo from Buenos Aires to Ushuaia, where they will later transfer it to the Icebreaker or the Aviso, for distribution in Antarctica during the three stages of the Campaign.
The Combined Naval Antarctic Patrol (Argentina- Chile PANC) will carry out its tasks as every year. Thus, an Argentine ship will take turns with its Chilean counterpart to deal with SAR situations. 
Likewise, the national vessels made available to the Antarctic activities of the Argentine Antarctic Program (ARA Almirante Irizar, Aviso) may be assit in SAR tasks during the Antarctic summer at the request of the SAR Coordination Centers of Ushuaia. The Icebreaker ARA Almirante Irizar has two Sea King helicopters on board.