Flight Operations [Image 4 of 10]

ARABIAN SEA

06.20.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Tristan Labuguen 

U.S. Navy           

190620-N-PW030-2006
ARABIAN SEA (June 20, 2019) An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Griffins of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 79 takes off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group 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: 06.20.2019
• Date Posted: 06.25.2019 00:30
• Photo ID: 5524611
• VIRIN: 190620-N-PW030-2006
• Resolution: 4856x3237
• Size: 926.56 KB
• Location: ARABIAN SEA