050203-N-0499M-100 Indian Ocean (Feb. 3, 2005) - Commander Carrier Strike Group Nine (CSG-9), Rear Adm. Doug Crowder points to sailors gathered on the flight deck while holding a framed photo of an Indonesian women holding a sign that states " Soldiers Don't Leave" given to him by the Ambassador to Indonesia, the Honorable Lynn Pascoe, during a farewell ceremony thanking the crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and embarked Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) for their involvement in Operation Unified Assistance. The Abraham Lincoln Strike Group has been ope


050203-N-0499M-100 Indian Ocean (Feb. 3, 2005) - Commander Carrier Strike Group Nine (CSG-9), Rear Adm. Doug Crowder points to sailors gathered on the flight deck while holding a framed photo of an Indonesian women holding a sign that states " Soldiers Don't Leave" given to him by the Ambassador to Indonesia, the Honorable Lynn Pascoe, during a farewell ceremony thanking the crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and embarked Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) for their involvement in Operation Unified Assistance. The Abraham Lincoln Strike Group has been operating in the Indian Ocean off the waters of Indonesia in support of Operation Unified Assistance, the humanitarian operation effort in the wake of the tsunami that struck Southeast Asia. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 3rd Class James R. McGury (RELEASED) US Navy 050203-N-0499M-100 Commander Carrier Strike Group Nine (CSG-9), Rear Adm. Doug Crowder points to sailors gathered on the flight deck while holding a framed photo of an Indonesian women holding a sign


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