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F/A-18 Strike Fighter Aircraft Begin Operations in Sixth Fleet

U.S. Navy

April 10, 2019 | 0:51

ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 10, 2019) F/A-18 strike aircraft belonging to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 begin flight operation in Sixth Fleet. Abraham Lincoln is underway as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) deployment in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, 6th, and 7th fleet areas of operation. 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); as well as Alvaro de Bazan-class Frigate ESPS Mendez Nunez (F 104). (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Shane Bryan/Released)