171204-N-MZ078-170 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 4, 2017) Lt. Meagan Makarenko, from Albuquerque, , explains the use of a telescopic alidade to her father, Pete Makarenko, on the bridge during a Tiger Cruise aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70). The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is 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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