170408-N-FT178-082 SINGAPORE (April 8, 2017) Capt. Chris Cegielski, commanding officer of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), from Cheektowaga, New York, left, and Ensign Ethan Ernst, from Ormond Beach, Florida, look through binoculars on the bridge. Lake Champlain is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of the 3rd Fleet in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the I

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170408-N-FT178-082 SINGAPORE (April 8, 2017) Capt. Chris Cegielski, commanding officer of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), from Cheektowaga, New York, left, and Ensign Ethan Ernst, from Ormond Beach, Florida, look through binoculars on the bridge. Lake Champlain is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of the 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan K. Serpico/Released)

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