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NORTHERN PACIFIC (Sept. 20, 2024) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) conducts flight operations with an MH-60R Seahawk helicopter assigned to the “Tunnel Rats” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 35, Det. 1, while operating in the Northern Pacific Ocean. Lake Erie is conducting homeland defense operations in the North Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Boatswain's Mate Nathaniel Banez)