180104-N-HS117-0008 SAN DIEGO (Jan. 04, 2017) Sailors assigned to the guided-missile-cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) prepare to depart for a regularly scheduled deployment. Lake Champlain is deploying to the Western Pacific as part of the Carl Vinson Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Jeffery L. Southerland/Rjoesph,)