INDIAN OCEAN (Dec. 14, 2021) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) transits alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Dec. 14, 2021. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and elements of the Royal Australian Navy are conducting a bilateral training exercise to test and refine warfighting capabilities in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Elizabeth Grubbs)