U.S. Fleet Forces Command
CVN 72 Underway
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ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 14, 2018) Machinery Repairman 1st Class Clifford Locke cuts angle iron for a mounting bracket in the machine shop aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command ordered all U.S. Navy ships in the Hampton Roads area to sortie on Sept. 10, ahead of Hurricane Florence. There are nearly 30 ships underway from Naval Station Norfolk and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek as Hurricane Florence brings high winds and rain to the Mid-Atlantic coast. Ships have been directed to areas of the Atlantic where they are postured for storm avoidance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Amber Smalley/Released)
CVN 72 Underway
180914-N-GD018-1024
ATLANTIC OCEAN (Sept. 14, 2018) Machinery Repairman 1st Class Clifford Locke cuts angle iron for a mounting bracket in the machine shop aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command ordered all U.S. Navy ships in the Hampton Roads area to sortie on Sept. 10, ahead of Hurricane Florence. There are nearly 30 ships underway from Naval Station Norfolk and Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek as Hurricane Florence brings high winds and rain to the Mid-Atlantic coast. Ships have been directed to areas of the Atlantic where they are postured for storm avoidance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Amber Smalley/Released)