190616-N-WF663-1206 ARABIAN SEA (June 16, 2019) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Jolly Rogers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 readies to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). 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, deploy
190616-N-WF663-1206 ARABIAN SEA (June 16, 2019) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Jolly Rogers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 readies to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). 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 Apprentice Stephanie Contreras/Released)
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