USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) Replenishment-at-Sea [Image 47 of 328]

03.27.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Serpico 

U.S. Navy           

170327-N-FT178-011 U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 27, 2017) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the ocean as Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) completes a replenishment-at-sea with dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10). 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: 03.27.2017
• Date Posted: 03.28.2017 00:13
• Photo ID: 3264017
• VIRIN: 170327-N-FT178-011
• Resolution: 1800x1200
• Size: 1.3 MB