The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8). [Image 1 of 5]

ARABIAN SEA

05.25.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Garrett Labarge 

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)   

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ARABIAN SEA (May 25, 2019) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Antonio Rodriguez, from Los Angeles, directs an SA-330 Puma assigned to the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14) onto the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a replenishment-at-sea. 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 Garrett LaBarge/Released)

• Date Taken: 05.25.2019
• Date Posted: 05.25.2019 14:24
• Photo ID: 5399546
• VIRIN: 190525-N-FB291-1538
• Resolution: 5472x3648
• Size: 869.89 KB
• Location: ARABIAN SEA