Sunday 26 December 2010

De Gaulle and Lincoln Meet


ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 10, 2010) The guided-missile destroyer USS Halsey (DDG 97), the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and the French navy aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle (R 91) are underway in formation in the Arabian Sea. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric S. Powell)



H/T Marc

2 comments:

richard mcenroe said...

HITH did they get the De Gaulle that far from port w/o the props falling off?

Anonymous said...

Looks like the French sailors hadn't even surrendered YET!!!!Of coarse they have two American ships to make sure they put up a fight first.