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    VAW-121 Change of Command [Image 7 of 15]

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    VAW-121 Change of Command

    ARABIAN SEA

    07.18.2019

    Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Daniel Snow 

    U.S. Navy           

    190718-N-ME568-1310
    ARABIAN SEA (July 18, 2019) An E-2D Hawkeye assigned to the "Bluetails" of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 makes an arrested landing on flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during an airborne change of command ceremony. Cmdr. Martin N. Fentress relieved Cmdr. Michael McGlynn as commanding officer of VAW-121, July 18, 2019. 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 12 (CSG 12), Destroyer Squadron 2 (DESRON 2), USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW 7). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dan Snow/Released)

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    Date Taken: 07.18.2019
    Date Posted: 07.23.2019 00:42
    Photo ID: 5602862
    VIRIN: 190718-N-ME568-1310
    Resolution: 5036x3597
    Size: 820.11 KB
    Location: ARABIAN SEA

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