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Official U.S. Navy file photo of guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) underway in the Pacific Ocean.

Lake Erie

The Navy announced the establishment of Task Force Ocean, March 24, 2017. The task force is part of an effort to further assess the state of ocean science in the Navy, which encompasses its oceanographic infrastructure, technologies, technical workforce and how ocean science is applied to naval operations. The Navy’s guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie is pictured underway in the Pacific Ocean, January 31, 2014. Navy file photo

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