USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) Arrives in Sasebo, Japan. [Image 2 of 3]

SASEBO, JAPAN

03.03.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Serpico 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

170303-N-FT178-007 SASEBO, Japan (March 3, 2017) Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Anthony Perry, from Kissimmee, Florida, throws heaving line from the forecastle of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) in preparation to moor pierside for a 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: 03.03.2017
• Date Posted: 03.05.2017 04:52
• Photo ID: 3204019
• VIRIN: 170303-N-FT178-007
• Resolution: 1800x1088
• Size: 1.26 MB
• Location: SASEBO, JP
• Hometown: KISSIMMEE, FL, US