190514-N-MM912-1055 GULF OF ADEN (May 14, 2019) Aviation
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190514-N-MM912-1055
GULF OF ADEN (May 14, 2019) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Tyler Knight directs an aircraft crash and salvage crane, Tilly, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet areas 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). (US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Singley/Released)
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