PHILIPPINE SEA (June 14, 2022) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Vital Depina, from Boston, prepares to push back an arresting wire on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) following a joint maritime strike rehearsal to demonstrate service components’ fires and effects capabilities in the maritime environment during exercise Valiant Shield 22 (VS 22). Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Task Force the opportunity to integrate force from all branches of service to conduct long-range, precise, lethal, and ov


PHILIPPINE SEA (June 14, 2022) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Vital Depina, from Boston, prepares to push back an arresting wire on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) following a joint maritime strike rehearsal to demonstrate service components’ fires and effects capabilities in the maritime environment during exercise Valiant Shield 22 (VS 22). Exercises such as Valiant Shield allow the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Task Force the opportunity to integrate force from all branches of service to conduct long-range, precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Task Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Javier Reyes)


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