190616-N-WF663-1055 [Image 8 of 12]

ARABIAN SEA

06.16.2019

Photo by Seaman Stephanie Contreras 

U.S. Navy           

190616-N-WF663-1055
ARABIAN SEA (June 16, 2019) An E/A-18 Growler from the “Patriots” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140 readies to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), June 16, 2019, in the Arabian Sea. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Stephanie Contreras/Released)

• Date Taken: 06.16.2019
• Date Posted: 06.20.2019 00:39
• Photo ID: 5509413
• VIRIN: 190616-N-WF663-1055
• Resolution: 5376x3840
• Size: 1.55 MB
• Location: ARABIAN SEA