PACIFIC OCEAN (Apr 19, 2018) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) prepares to come alongside Peruvian corvette BAP Santillana (CM 22) and Peruvian frigate BAP Quiñones (FM 58) during a leapfrog exercise. Lake Champlain is participating in Silent Forces Exercise (SIFOREX) 2018 with the Peruvian and Colombian Navies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Nathan Carpenter/Released)