070904-N-4965F-007 PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Sept. 4, 2007) - A family member waits on the pier as Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) makes her way pierside to Naval Station Pearl Harbor upon completion of a deployment to the Western Pacific. Lake Erie departed her homeport of Pearl Harbor in May and conducted missions in the 7th Fleet area of operation, participated in Exercise Talisman Saber 2007 and performed escort duties for USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68). U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James E. Foehl (RELEASED)