170117-N-FT178-067 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 17, 2017) Cmdr.

170117-N-FT178-067 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 17, 2017) Cmdr. Scott Nietzel, executive officer of Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), right, renders honors to cremains of a former service member during a burial at sea ceremony. Lake Champlain is on a regularly scheduled 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)