171130-N-MZ078-614 PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 30, 2017) Quartermaster 3rd Class Kyle Wassen, from Palm Bay, Fla., checks the bearing of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) as the ship prepares to moor at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. Lake Erie is part of Nimitz Carrier Strike Group on a regularly scheduled deployment to the Western Pacific. The Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific region routinely for more than 70 years promoting peace and security. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lucas T. Hans)

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