Attending the keel laying of Aegis cruiser (CG 57) at the Ingalls Shipbuilding shipyard are, from left to right: Al Storey, general ship superintendent; Captain Blair Ireland, Aegis area commander; Teno Henderson, program manager, construction; J.D. Taylor, ship coordinator; and Ray Harbrecht, director, ships management, 03 March 1986

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Thought you might like to add a picture taken of the deck of the USS Independence (CVA 62) while we were rounding Cape Horn after commissioning in New York.

The very large PACEX 89 in the North Pacific involved the USN, Canadian Navy, Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force, and ROK Navy. At the end of Exercise PACEX '89 a 54-ship formation was assembled for photos. It included the flagship, USS Blue Ridge, the USS Enterprise Battle Group, the USS Carl Vinson Battle Group, two battleship surface action groups formed around USS New Jersey and USS Missouri, and a Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force task force. Missouri and New Jersey performed a simultaneous gunfire demonstration for the aircraft carriers Enterprise and Nimitz during PACEX.

DOD photo #DN-SN-93-04323

28 June 1997 - USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) underway for Exercise KERNEL BLITZ '97 while a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from HMH-146 (REIN) makes a final approach to her flight deck. KERNEL BLITZ is a bi-annual Commander-in-Chief Pacific (CINCPAC) fleet training exercise (FLEETEX) focused on operational/tactical training of Commander, Third Fleet (C3F) I Marine Expeditionary Forces (MEF) and Commander, Amphibious Group 3 (CPG-3) 1st Marine Division (MARDIV). KERNEL BLITZ is designed to enhance the training of Sailors and Marines in the complexities of brigade-size amphibious assault operations. The exercise took place off the coast of Camp Pendleton, Calf.

U.S. Marine Corps photo #DM-SD-03-04287 by Sgt. Brook Kelsey taken from USS Peleliu (LHA 5).

25 September 1997 - The Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) is currently on deployment in South China Sea as a part of the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) battle group in support of Operation Southern Watch.

U.S. Navy photo #DN-SD-00-03267 by: PH2 Christopher Ware.

NORTHERN ARABIAN GULF, 16 November 1997 - A flight deck crew aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) guides an SH-60B "Seahawk" onto the ships helo deck. Lake Champlain is operating with the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz CVN 68 battle group in support of Operation Southern Watch.

U.S. Navy photo #971116-N-7415B-002 by: PH3 Clinton Beard.

NORTHERN ARABIAN GULF, 16 November 1997 - The Guided Missile Cruiser USS Lake Champlain patrols the Arabian Gulf with the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz CVN 68 Battle Group in support of Operation Southern Watch.

U.S. Navy photo #DN-SD-00-03544 by: PH3 Clinton Beaird.

20 November 1997 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) conducts Precision Alignment Correction Fire (PACFIRE), firing the five inch MK 45 gun off the port bow. Lake Champlain is part of the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) battle group deployed in the Persian Gulf to enforce UN sanctions against Iraq.

U.S. Navy photo #DN-SD-00_03521 by: PH3 Clinton C. Beaird.

6 July 2004 - Guided missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) leaves Pearl Harbor where it will participate in exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2004. RIMPAC is the largest international maritime exercise in the waters around the Hawaiian Islands. This years exercise includes seven participating nations; Australia, Canada, Chile, Japan, South Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States. RIMPAC is intended to enhance the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined operations at sea, while enhancing stability in the Pacific Rim region.

U. S. Navy photo #040706-N-6811L-221 by Photographer's Mate 1st Class David A. Levy.

USS Lake Champlain (CG-57) conducts an emergency break away exercise after completing a Replenishment At Sea (RAS) with USNS Pecos (T-AO-197) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) in the Pacific Ocean.

A Navy MH-60S Seahawk helicopter flies ahead of the guided missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) as the ship maneuvers off the coast of Southern California on 30 October 2005. Lake Champlain is part of Commander, Carrier Strike Group and is operating with the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) as they undergo a Composite Unit Training Exercise. The Seahawk is attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 21.

DoD photo #051030-N-7130B-274 by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Burden, U.S. Navy. (Released)

The guided-missile destroyer USS Decatur (left) (DDG 73) follows the cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) during maneuvers off the coast of Southern California on 29 October 2005. Both ships are part of Commander, Carrier Strike Group 7 and are undergoing their composite unit training with the Nimitz-class nuclear powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Pacific Ocean.

DoD photo #051029-N-7130B-123 by Petty Officer 3rd Class Aaron Burden, U.S. Navy.

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii, 13 April 2007 - Guided missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), assigned to Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group, departs from Pearl Harbor to her homeport of San Diego after a scheduled port visit to the Aloha State. Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group is completing a deployment in support of operations in the western Pacific.

U.S. Navy photo #070413-N-9698C-005 by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman John W. Ciccarelli Jr.

Portland, OR, 8 June 2008 - Portland residents learn about shipboard life during tours aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), the guided-missile frigate USS Gary (FFG 51) and the guided-missile destroyers USS Kidd (DDG 100) and USS Preble (DDG 88). The ships were moored in downtown Portland for Fleet Week.

U.S. Navy photo #080608-N-7732W-028 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Charles Whetstine.

Pacific Ocean, 24 January 2009 - The guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), right, pulls alongside the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS John Ericsson (T-AO 194) in the western Pacific Ocean. Lake Champlain is part of the Boxer Expeditionary Strike Group and is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations.

U.S. Navy photo #090124-N-4774B-047 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker

SAN DIEGO, CA, 30 July 2009, - The guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) is adorned with a lei during a homecoming celebration. Lake Champlain is part of the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group and is returning to homeport in San Diego from a seven-month deployment supporting global maritime security.

U.S. Navy photo #090730-N-4774B-094 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Daniel Barker

PHILIPPINE SEA, 28 April 2017 - The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Ashigara (DDG 178), foreground, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) transit the Philippine Sea. The U.S. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional peace and security.

U.S. Navy photo #170428-N-GD109-015 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Z.A. Landers

Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers JS Ashigara (DDG 178) and JS Samidare (DD 106), the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) and Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transit the Philippine Sea, 28 April 2017.

U.S. Navy photo #170428-N-GD109-019 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Z.A. Landers

Left to right: The Republic of Korea destroyers Yang Manchun (DDH973) and Sejong the Great (DDG991); (front to back) USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), USS Stethem (DDG 63); USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108), and USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), transit the Western Pacific, 3 May 2017.

PACIFIC OCEAN, 3 May 2017 - The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), center, leads the Republic of Korea destroyers Sejong the Great (DDG 991), left, and Yang Manchun (DDH 973) while transiting the Western Pacific. The U.S. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional peace and security.

U.S. Navy photo #170503-N-GD109-160 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Z.A. Landers

USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) anchored off the Malibu pier for Malibu Navy Days on 22 February 2019.

Photo by Griffen Dietrich