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    190410-N-UX312-2088 [Image 11 of 23]

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    A U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, identified by the hull number '72' on its island superstructure as the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), is shown with a catapult launch in progress. An F/A-18 Hornet or Super Hornet is being launched from the flight deck, with the catapult bridle or launch bar visible under tension. Additional aircraft, including what appears to be an E-2 Hawkeye on the port side, and flight deck crew in colored jerseys are visible.

    ATLANTIC OCEAN

    04.10.2019

    Photo by Matthew R Herbst 

    U.S. Navy           

    190410-N-UX312-2088
    ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 10, 2019) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Pukin' Dogs" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 performs an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) for the first time in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Abraham Lincoln is underway as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group deployment in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. 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; as well as the Spanish navy Alvaro de Bazan-class frigate ESPS Mendez Nuñez (F 104). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matt Herbst/Released)

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    Date Taken: 04.10.2019
    Date Posted: 04.13.2019 00:38
    Photo ID: 5263320
    VIRIN: 190410-N-UX312-2088
    Resolution: 4592x3280
    Size: 952.17 KB
    Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN

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