170309-N-BL637-032 [Image 149 of 222]

EAST CHINA SEA

03.08.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Sean Castellano  

U.S. Navy           

170309-N-BL637-032 EAST CHINA SEA (March 9, 2017) The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), foreground, transits the East China Sea with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Takanami-class destroyer JS Sazanami (DD 113), right, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Murasame-class destroyer JS Samidare (DD 106). 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: 03.08.2017
• Date Posted: 03.11.2017 00:21
• Photo ID: 3221628
• VIRIN: 170309-N-BL637-032
• Resolution: 3200x2286
• Size: 5.21 MB
• Location: EAST CHINA SEA