190702-N-ME568-1432 [Image 12 of 28]

ARABIAN SEA

07.01.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Snow 

U.S. Navy           

190702-N-ME568-1432
ARABIAN SEA (July 2, 2019) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Nightdippers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 transports cargo from the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a replenishment-at-sea. 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 Dan Snow/Released)

• Date Taken: 07.01.2019
• Date Posted: 07.10.2019 00:41
• Photo ID: 5565031
• VIRIN: 190702-N-ME568-1432
• Resolution: 3409x4772
• Size: 1.68 MB
• Location: ARABIAN SEA