USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) Steel Beach Picnic [Image 12 of 20]

PACIFIC OCEAN

02.26.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Serpico 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

170226-N-FT178-028 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 26, 2017) Sailors stand on the aft missile deck of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) during a steel beach picnic. 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: 02.26.2017
• Date Posted: 03.07.2017 04:42
• Photo ID: 3205719
• VIRIN: 170226-N-FT178-028
• Resolution: 1800x1093
• Size: 525.03 KB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN