Quartermaster 2nd Class Sky Herrera talks about bringing up a child in the military, while Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Keaton Wilson talks about having a father in the military. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Vitoria Armstrong)
Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, including Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 21 and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) completed Sustainment Exercise (SUSTEX) December 11.
On an average Tuesday afternoon aboard a ship, Sailors are eating lunch in the forward mess decks. One notices a strange smell and haze coming from their forward galley, and upon investigation, they find that it’s smoke. As the old adage goes, where there’s smoke, there’s fire. The Sailor calls in the fire, and over the 1MC a voice echoes out, “White smoke, white smoke, white smoke reported in the forward galley. Flying Squad respond...
Announcements ring out over the intercom system as Sailors in colored jerseys race about the flight deck. Engineers fine-tune their machines to boost efficiency in every area of the ship. Fire controlmen and intelligence specialists plot target approaches and develop new solutions to modern issues. Every Sailor in Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3 is operating at peak efficiency, ready to reach new levels of excellence. With engines roaring and...
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) held a chief pinning ceremony in the hangar bay, Oct. 21 to ceremoniously advance 32 of the fiscal year 2023 chief petty officers.