USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) Flight Quarters [Image 16 of 136]

PACIFIC OCEAN

01.31.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Serpico 

U.S. Navy           

170131-N-FT178-047 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 31, 2017) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Combat Element 1 of the “Blue Hawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78, takes off from the flight deck of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57). 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: 01.31.2017
• Date Posted: 02.09.2017 00:03
• Photo ID: 3151366
• VIRIN: 170131-N-FT178-047
• Resolution: 1800x1200
• Size: 792.81 KB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN