USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) Visits Saipan [Image 1 of 5]

SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

02.10.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Serpico 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

170210-N-FT178-008 SAIPAN (Feb. 10, 2017) Ship’s Serviceman Seaman Dakota Unger, from Austin, Texas, mans the small craft action team on the forecastle of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) as the ship prepares to moor pierside in Saipan for a scheduled port visit. 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: 02.10.2017
• Date Posted: 02.13.2017 15:43
• Photo ID: 3159904
• VIRIN: 170210-N-FT178-008
• Resolution: 1800x1200
• Size: 1.07 MB
• Location: SAIPAN, MP
• Hometown: AUSTIN, TX, US