Cool Navy Photo: Carrier All-Hands Swim Call

Capt. John D. Alexander, left, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Command Master Chief Susan Whitman, Capt. Timothy Kuehhas, executive officer, and Rear Adm. Mike Shoemaker, commander of Carrier Strike Group 9, jump from an aircraft elevator aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier during an all-hands swim call.

The Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

The above U.S. Navy photo was taken by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Zachary S. Welch.

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