170131-N-FT178-021 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 31, 2017) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Jesse Pedrero, from Cana, Virginia, signals to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Combat Element 1 of 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: | 01.31.2017 |
Date Posted: | 02.07.2017 17:16 |
Photo ID: | 3145001 |
VIRIN: | 170131-N-FT178-021 |
Resolution: | 1800x1104 |
Size: | 1.23 MB |
Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
Hometown: | CANA, VIRGINIA, US |
Web Views: | 5 |
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