190524-N-FQ836-0041
ARABIAN SEA (May 24, 2019) Sailors perform the traditional Philippine folk dance, tinikling, during an Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) 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 (CSG) 12, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Sherman/Released)
Date Taken: | 05.24.2019 |
Date Posted: | 05.29.2019 00:46 |
Photo ID: | 5408414 |
VIRIN: | 190524-N-FQ836-0041 |
Resolution: | 5472x3648 |
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