PACIFIC OCEAN (July 11, 2021) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class David Crocker, from Killeen, Texas, applies a corrosion preventative compound to exterior hardware of an E2D Hawkeye attached to the “Wallbangers” of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 117 in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting routine operations in the 3rd Fleet area of operations.

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Keywords: navy, sailors, underway