0807107981E-272 NORTH ARABIAN SEA (July 10, 2008) Aviation Ordnancman 3rd Class John Bird and Aviation Ordnancman 1st Class Michael Sasser, assigned to the "Lancers" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131, act as safety observers to keep flight deck personnel from walking through hot exhaust emitted by an auxilliary power unit while starting an EA-6B Prowler aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility to support Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom as well as maritime security operations.
0807107981E-272 NORTH ARABIAN SEA (July 10, 2008) Aviation Ordnancman 3rd Class John Bird and Aviation Ordnancman 1st Class Michael Sasser, assigned to the "Lancers" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131, act as safety observers to keep flight deck personnel from walking through hot exhaust emitted by an auxilliary power unit while starting an EA-6B Prowler aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility to support Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom as well as maritime security operations. Navy
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