A US Navy (USN) Aviation Boatswain's Mate Handler awaits orders prior to the launch of USN F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 2 (VFA- 2) during flight deck operations aboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (CVN 72). The ship is participating in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2006, an exercise designed to increase the tactical proficiency of participating units in a wide array of combined sea operations. RIMPAC 2006 brings together military forces from Australia (AUS), Canada (CAN), Chile (CHL), Peru (PER), Japan (JPN), the Republic of Korea (KOR), United Kingdom (UK) and the United States (US)
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Subject Operation/Series: RIMPAC 2006
Base: USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
Scene Camera Operator: MCSN Justin Blake, USN
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
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Date
20/07/2006
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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