USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) [Image 5 of 8]

ARABIAN SEA

05.30.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tristan Labuguen 

U.S. Navy           

190530-N-PW030-1028
ARABIAN SEA (May 30, 2019) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Paige Howe, from Knoxville, Tenn., attaches an antenna to an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Griffins of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 79 in the hangar bay 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 Seaman Tristan Kyle Labuguen/Released)

• Date Taken: 05.30.2019
• Date Posted: 06.01.2019 00:33
• Photo ID: 5422645
• VIRIN: 190530-N-PW030-1028
• Resolution: 4506x3004
• Size: 800.78 KB
• Location: ARABIAN SEA