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ATLANTIC OCEAN

04.04.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeffrey Sherman  

U.S. Navy           

190404-N-FQ836-1110
ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 4, 2019) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Mackie Sall, from Cape Town, South Africa, directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet from the "Jolly Rogers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) deployment in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. 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); as well as Alvaro de Bazan-class frigate ESPS Méndez Nunez (F 104). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Sherman/Released)

• Date Taken: 04.04.2019
• Date Posted: 04.09.2019 00:46
• Photo ID: 5248322
• VIRIN: 190404-N-FQ836-1110
• Resolution: 5472x3371
• Size: 827.33 KB
• Location: ATLANTIC OCEAN