USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) Crash and Salvage Drill [Image 17 of 328]

03.21.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Serpico 

U.S. Navy           

170321-N-FT178-026 U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 21, 2017) Machine Repairman Fireman John Suarez, from Miami, left, uses a thermal imaging camera to look for simulated hot spots as Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Wane Debatin, from Pocahontas, Illinois, mans a portable carbon dioxide fire extinguisher on the flight deck of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) during a crash and salvage drill. 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: 03.21.2017
• Date Posted: 03.28.2017 00:05
• Photo ID: 3263876
• VIRIN: 170321-N-FT178-026
• Resolution: 1800x1200
• Size: 1.5 MB