USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) Crash and Salvage Drill [Image 307 of 328]

03.21.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Serpico 

U.S. Navy           

170321-N-FT178-035 U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 21, 2017) Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Wane Debatin, from Pocahontas, Illinois, removes his self-contained breathing apparatus mask on the flight deck of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) after 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 01:18
• Photo ID: 3265388
• VIRIN: 170321-N-FT178-035
• Resolution: 1800x1200
• Size: 1.31 MB