Abraham Lincoln VAQ 140 Change of Command [Image 4 of 8]

ARABIAN SEA

05.30.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Caitlin Coyle 

U.S. Navy           

190530-N-CE463-1095
ARABIAN SEA (May 30, 2019) Sailors assigned to the Patriots of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140 watch Capt. William R. Reed, commander of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during an aerial change of command in which Cmdr. John Nelson relieved Cmdr. Warren Van Allen as commanding officer of VAQ-140. 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 Seaman Catie Coyle/Released)

• Date Taken: 05.30.2019
• Date Posted: 06.01.2019 00:31
• Photo ID: 5422633
• VIRIN: 190530-N-CE463-1095
• Resolution: 4955x3473
• Size: 975.5 KB
• Location: ARABIAN SEA