191224-N-MM912-1249 SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 24, 2019)
Summary
191224-N-MM912-1249
SOUTH CHINA SEA (Dec. 24, 2019) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Ian Madison, from Sacramento, California, directs an SA 330J Puma helicopter attached to the dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE 4) on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a vertical replenishment-at-sea. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deployed strike group assets include staffs and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Michael Singley/Released)