USS Lake Champlain Maintenance [Image 21 of 21]

SASEBO, JAPAN

03.15.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Serpico 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

170315-N-FT178-020 SASEBO, Japan (March 15, 2017) Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 3rd Class Victor Gatjens, from Ft. Myers, Florida, uses a walkie-talkie to relay information while refueling 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: 03.15.2017
• Date Posted: 03.21.2017 02:02
• Photo ID: 3240409
• VIRIN: 170315-N-FT178-020
• Resolution: 1800x1200
• Size: 971.51 KB
• Location: SASEBO, JP
• Hometown: FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, US