Replenishment-at-Sea [Image 2 of 6]

ARABIAN SEA

05.18.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeffrey Sherman  

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)   

190519-N-FQ836-0555
ARABIAN SEA (May 19, 2019) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Nightdippers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 transports cargo nets from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) during a replenishment-at-sea. Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area 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 12 (CSG 12), Destroyer Squadron 2 (DESRON 2), USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW 7). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Sherman/Released)

• Date Taken: 05.18.2019
• Date Posted: 05.19.2019 13:59
• Photo ID: 5378597
• VIRIN: 190519-N-FQ836-0555
• Resolution: 4598x3065
• Size: 866.75 KB
• Location: ARABIAN SEA