190430-N-FB291-1040 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 30, 2019) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Luke Beardon, from Lancaster, Calif., mans a scrubber while an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Sidewinders" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 performs an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of operation. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deploy
190430-N-FB291-1040 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 30, 2019) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Luke Beardon, from Lancaster, Calif., mans a scrubber while an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Sidewinders" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 performs an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of operation. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deployed strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG 12), Destroyer Squadron 2 (DESRON 2), USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW 7); as well as Àlvaro de Bazàn-class frigate ESPS Méndez Núñez (F 104). ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Garrett LaBarge/Released)
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