USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) Replenishment-at-Sea [Image 24 of 328]

03.27.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Serpico 

U.S. Navy           

170327-N-FT178-014 U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 27, 2017) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the ocean during a vertical replenishment with dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10). Carl Vinson 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: 03.27.2017
• Date Posted: 03.28.2017 00:07
• Photo ID: 3263906
• VIRIN: 170327-N-FT178-014
• Resolution: 1800x1212
• Size: 1.07 MB