Chief petty officer pinning ceremony [Image 17 of 48]

ARABIAN SEA

09.16.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tristan Labuguen 

U.S. Navy           

190916-N-PW030-1005
ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 16, 2019) Sailors stand in formation during a chief petty officer pinning ceremony in the hangar bay of the 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 Tristan Kyle Labuguen/Released)

• Date Taken: 09.16.2019
• Date Posted: 09.19.2019 00:42
• Photo ID: 5763876
• VIRIN: 190916-N-PW030-1005
• Resolution: 5760x3840
• Size: 860.74 KB
• Location: ARABIAN SEA