USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) Crash and Salvage Drill [Image 245 of 328]

03.21.2017

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Serpico 

U.S. Navy           

170321-N-FT178-015 U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 21, 2017) Machine Repairman Fireman John Suarez, from Miami, center, signals to move forward as Sailors fight a simulated fire on the flight deck of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) during a crash and salvage drill. 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: 03.21.2017
• Date Posted: 03.28.2017 01:01
• Photo ID: 3265025
• VIRIN: 170321-N-FT178-015
• Resolution: 1800x1224
• Size: 1.54 MB