CENTCOM Visit [Image 6 of 26]

ARABIAN SEA

06.07.2019

Photo by Matthew R Herbst 

U.S. Navy           

190607-N-UX312-1075
ARABIAN SEA (June 7, 2019) Rear Adm. John Wade, commander of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, greets Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, commander of U.S. Central Command, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). 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 2nd Class Matt Herbst/Released)

• Date Taken: 06.07.2019
• Date Posted: 06.13.2019 00:26
• Photo ID: 5479590
• VIRIN: 190607-N-UX312-1075
• Resolution: 5472x3648
• Size: 941.19 KB
• Location: ARABIAN SEA