USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) Visits Saipan [Image 2 of 5]

SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

02.10.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Serpico 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

170210-N-FT178-017 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 10, 2017) Sailors on the bridge of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) prepare to moor the ship pierside in Saipan for a scheduled port visit. 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: 02.10.2017
• Date Posted: 02.13.2017 15:42
• Photo ID: 3159908
• VIRIN: 170210-N-FT178-017
• Resolution: 1800x1051
• Size: 1.08 MB
• Location: SAIPAN, MP