240712-N-IJ966-2081 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2024) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class James Freeman, left, from Ozark, Ala., and Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Brian Sharp, from Brooklyn, , perform maintenance on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine operations in the 3rd Fleet area of operations. As an integral part of Pacific Fleet, 3rd Fleet
240712-N-IJ966-2081 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2024) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class James Freeman, left, from Ozark, Ala., and Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Brian Sharp, from Brooklyn, , perform maintenance on an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting routine operations in the 3rd Fleet area of operations. As an integral part of Pacific Fleet, 3rd Fleet operates naval forces in the Indo-Pacific in addition to providing realistic and relevant training necessary to flawlessly execute our Navy’s timeless roles of sea control and power projection. 3rd Fleet works in close coordination with other numbered fleets to provide commanders with capable, ready forces to deploy forward and win in day-to-day competition, in crisis, and in conflict. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nathaly Cruz)
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