USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) JP-5 Fuel Test [Image 14 of 20]

PACIFIC OCEAN

02.27.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Serpico 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

170227-N-FT178-196 (Feb. 27, 2017) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 3rd Class Victor Gatjens, from Ft. Myers, Florida, pours JP-5 fuel into a bottle during a contaminated fuel detector test aboard 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: 02.27.2017
• Date Posted: 03.07.2017 04:40
• Photo ID: 3205730
• VIRIN: 170227-N-FT178-196
• Resolution: 1800x1200
• Size: 1.25 MB
• Location: PACIFIC OCEAN
• Hometown: FORT MYERS, FL, US