Posted: 01/01/2017
PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 9, 2017) Damage Controlman 2nd Class Billy Masten passes through a scuttle during a fire drill aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57). The ship is part of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group which will report to the U.S. 3rd Fleet, headquartered in San Diego, while deployed to the western Pacific as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet led initiative to extend the command and control functions of 3rd Fleet into the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan K. Serpico)