Flight Operations [Image 17 of 26]

ARABIAN SEA

05.20.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeffrey Sherman  

U.S. Navy           

190520-N-FQ836-0192
ARABIAN SEA (May 20, 2019) An F/A-18E Super Hornet from “the Fist of the Fleet” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) 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 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: 05.20.2019
• Date Posted: 05.23.2019 00:37
• Photo ID: 5391086
• VIRIN: 190520-N-FQ836-0192
• Resolution: 3049x2033
• Size: 768.28 KB
• Location: ARABIAN SEA