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190530-N-GD018-1199 ARABIAN SEA (May 30, 2019) Three EA-18G Growlers from the Patriots of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 140 participate in a change of command ceremony in which Cmdr. John Nelson relieved Cmdr. Warren Van Allen as commanding officer of VAQ-140 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) 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 (CSG) 12, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amber Smalley/Released)
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