170322-N-FT178-052 U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (March 22, 2017) Boatswain’s Mate 3rd Class Jesse Pedrero, from Cana, Virginia, signals to an inbound MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the “Black Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, from the flight deck of 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: | 03.22.2017 |
Date Posted: | 03.29.2017 03:36 |
Photo ID: | 3268159 |
VIRIN: | 170322-N-FT178-052 |
Resolution: | 1800x1206 |
Size: | 1.53 MB |
Location: | U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY |
Hometown: | CANA, VIRGINIA, US |
Web Views: | 9 |
Downloads: | 8 |
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