170127-N-FT178-186 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 27, 2017) Sailors prepare to fuel an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the “Blue Hawks” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 78 on the flight deck of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57). 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: | 01.27.2017 |
Date Posted: | 02.02.2017 15:12 |
Photo ID: | 3137957 |
VIRIN: | 170127-N-FT178-186 |
Resolution: | 1800x1141 |
Size: | 1.33 MB |
Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
Web Views: | 9 |
Downloads: | 7 |
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