190522-N-UX312-1043 [Image 2 of 10]

GULF OF OMAN

05.22.2019

Photo by Matthew R Herbst 

U.S. Navy           

190522-N-UX312-1043
GULF OF OMAN (May 22, 2019) Sailors assigned to the Fist of the Fleet of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 25 remove ordnance from an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The 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 (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 2nd Class Matt Herbst/Released)

• Date Taken: 05.22.2019
• Date Posted: 05.25.2019 00:26
• Photo ID: 5398943
• VIRIN: 190522-N-UX312-1043
• Resolution: 5472x3648
• Size: 807.58 KB
• Location: GULF OF OMAN