Abraham Lincoln sails in formation during exercise Noble Fusion [Image 2 of 27]

PHILIPPINE SEA

02.07.2022

Photo by Seaman Aleksandr Freutel 

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)   

PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 7, 2022) A landing craft, air cushion from the USS Essex (LHD 2), USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), JS Kongō (DDG 173), and USS Ashland (LSD 48) sail in formation during exercise Noble Fusion. Ships of the America and Essex Amphibious Ready Groups and the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, alongside the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, participate in exercise Noble Fusion. Noble Fusion highlights that Navy and Marine Corps forward-deployed stand-in naval expeditionary forces can rapidly aggregate Marine Expeditionary Unit/Amphibious Ready Group teams at sea, along with a carrier strike group, as well as other joint force movement, and create advantage for U.S., partner and allied forces. Naval Expeditionary forces conduct training throughout the year, in the Indo-Pacific, to maintain readiness. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Aleksandr Freutel)

• Date Taken: 02.07.2022
• Date Posted: 02.07.2022 14:36
• Photo ID: 7038984
• VIRIN: 220207-N-DF558-1644
• Resolution: 3985x2846
• Size: 850.44 KB
• Location: PHILIPPINE SEA