Abraham Lincoln VAQ 140 Change of Command [Image 2 of 4]

ARABIAN SEA

05.30.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amber Smalley 

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)   

190530-N-GD018-1226
ARABIAN SEA (May 30, 2019) Three EA-18G Growlers from the "Patriots" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140 participate in a change-of-command ceremony, in which Cmdr. John Nelson relieved Cmdr. Warren Van Allen, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group 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 Amber Smalley/Released)

• Date Taken: 05.30.2019
• Date Posted: 05.30.2019 14:44
• Photo ID: 5416245
• VIRIN: 190530-N-GD018-1226
• Resolution: 5064x3399
• Size: 732.78 KB
• Location: ARABIAN SEA