170317-N-PP996-099 [Image 388 of 455]

SOUTH CHINA SEA

03.17.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Kelley 

U.S. Navy           

170317-N-PP996-099
SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 17, 2017) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) flies the ensign as it transits the South China Sea. Michael Murphy is on a 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 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 3rd Class Danny Kelley/Released)

• Date Taken: 03.17.2017
• Date Posted: 03.22.2017 01:35
• Photo ID: 3247873
• VIRIN: 170317-N-PP996-099
• Resolution: 5568x3712
• Size: 1.06 MB
• Location: SOUTH CHINA SEA