170204-N-FT178-225 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 4, 2017) Boatswain’s Mate Seaman Anthony Perry, from Kissimmee, Florida, removes chocks and chains for an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, on the flight deck of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) during a vertical replenishment. 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: | 02.04.2017 |
Date Posted: | 02.07.2017 16:53 |
Photo ID: | 3145048 |
VIRIN: | 170204-N-FT178-225 |
Resolution: | 1800x1440 |
Size: | 1.2 MB |
Location: | PACIFIC OCEAN |
Hometown: | KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA, US |
Web Views: | 8 |
Downloads: | 6 |
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