Can submarines surface in an area with only 3 in thick ice?

The actual thickness of ice that any modern U.S. Submarine can successfully surface through is classified, but 3 inches is nothing. It's like a Whale surfacing through a wet piece of paper.

If you look at my Supervisor Bio page, you'll see a picture from my North Pole surfacing onboard USS RAY in 1986. The ice thickness there was only 6", and thinner in some areas.