190606-N-FQ836-1003 [Image 5 of 26]

ARABIAN SEA

06.06.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeffrey Sherman  

U.S. Navy           

190606-N-FQ836-1003
ARABIAN SEA (June 6, 2019) Lt. Chase Strickland lands an F/A-18E Super Hornet from the Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 completing the 190,000th arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) since her commissioning in 1989. The 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 (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 3rd Class Jeff Sherman/Released)

• Date Taken: 06.06.2019
• Date Posted: 06.13.2019 00:26
• Photo ID: 5479587
• VIRIN: 190606-N-FQ836-1003
• Resolution: 3597x2395
• Size: 4.54 MB
• Location: ARABIAN SEA