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ARABIAN SEA

09.20.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jeremiah Bartelt 

U.S. Navy           

190920-N-NF912-1058
ARABIAN SEA (Sept. 20, 2019) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter attached to the Nightdippers of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 transports cargo to the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8). 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 Jeremiah Bartelt/Released)

• Date Taken: 09.20.2019
• Date Posted: 09.24.2019 00:40
• Photo ID: 5777629
• VIRIN: 190920-N-NF912-1058
• Resolution: 5760x3240
• Size: 863.54 KB
• Location: ARABIAN SEA