170314-N-FT178-029 SASEBO, Japan (March 14, 2017) Gunner's Mate 2nd Class Julio Vargaskercado, from Tampa, Florida, sands the barrel of a Mark 45 5-inch gun 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: | 03.14.2017 |
| Date Posted: | 03.21.2017 02:22 |
| Photo ID: | 3240374 |
| VIRIN: | 170314-N-FT178-029 |
| Resolution: | 1800x1126 |
| Size: | 1000.18 KB |
| Location: | SASEBO, JP |
| Hometown: | TAMPA, FLORIDA, US |
| Web Views: | 30 |
| Downloads: | 13 |
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