Capt. John S. Banigan, commanding officer of the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG-70), home-ported in Pearl Harbor, receives a lei from a child wearing a
traditional Korean hanbok during a welcoming ceremony after Lake Erie arrived in Mokpo March 8 for a scheduled port visit. Lake Erie is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility supporting security and stability in the Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW/EXW/AW) Joshua Bryce Bruns/Released)