USS Lake Champain (CG 57) .25mm Machine Gun Maintenance [Image 7 of 11]

PACIFIC OCEAN

01.25.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Serpico 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

170125-N-FT178-027 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 25, 2017) Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Miguel Francoduran, from San Jose, California, lubricates the housing of a .25mm machine gun on the aft missile deck of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) during routine maintenance. Lake Champlain is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of the U.S. 3rd Fleet in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan K. Serpico/Released)

• Date Taken: 01.25.2017
• Date Posted: 01.28.2017 18:46
• Photo ID: 3128401
• VIRIN: 170125-N-FT178-027
• Resolution: 1800x1199
• Size: 1.02 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN
• Hometown: SAN JOSE, CA, US