170226-N-FT178-028 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 26, 2017) Sailors stand on the aft missile deck of the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) during a steel beach picnic. Lake Champlain is on a western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of the U.S. 3rd Fleet in the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Nathan K. Serpico/Released)