190501-N-FQ836-0038 [Image 8 of 10]

IONIAN SEA

05.03.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeffrey Sherman  

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)   

190501-N-FQ836-0038
IONIAN SEA (May 1, 2019) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the "Fist of the Fleet" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, U.S. 6th and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operation. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deployed strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG 12), Destroyer Squadron 2 (DESRON 2), USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW 7); as well as Àlvaro de Bazàn-class frigate ESPS Méndez Núñez (F 104). (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Sherman/Released)

• Date Taken: 05.03.2019
• Date Posted: 05.04.2019 15:01
• Photo ID: 5322815
• VIRIN: 190503-N-FQ836-0038
• Resolution: 3090x2059
• Size: 829.02 KB
• Location: IONIAN SEA