190606-N-CE483-1108 ARABIAN SEA (June 6, 2019) Sailors on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) signal to hold during final pre-launch checks for an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. With Abraham Lincoln as th
190606-N-CE483-1108 ARABIAN SEA (June 6, 2019) Sailors on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) signal to hold during final pre-launch checks for an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deployed strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Catie Coyle/Released)
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