170308-N-BL637-015 [Image 57 of 222]

03.07.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sean Castellano  

U.S. Navy           

170308-N-BL637-015 EAST CHINA SEA (March 8, 2017) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Takanami-class destroyer JS Sazanami (DD 113) transits the East China Sea near the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. U.S. 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 Sean M. Castellano/Released)

• Date Taken: 03.07.2017
• Date Posted: 03.11.2017 00:10
• Photo ID: 3221340
• VIRIN: 170308-N-BL637-015
• Resolution: 3000x1687
• Size: 3.3 MB