USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) Replenishment-at-Sea [Image 1 of 7]

U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY

03.23.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Serpico 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

170323-N-FT178-002 7th FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 23, 2017) Gunner’s Mate 2nd Class Eric Perez, from Rock Springs, Texas, observes Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) come alongside fleet replenishment oiler USNS Pecos (T-AO 197) during a replenishment-at-sea. 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: 03.23.2017
• Date Posted: 03.24.2017 18:45
• Photo ID: 3251367
• VIRIN: 170323-N-FT178-002
• Resolution: 1800x1017
• Size: 814.56 KB
• Location: U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
• Hometown: ROCK SPRINGS, TX, US