Labels: 5th Fleet, Airborne Early Warning Squadron 116, CVN 72, photos, Sun Kings, US Navy, USS Abraham Lincoln, VAW 116
PERSIAN GULF (May 15, 2008) A plane captain assigned to the "Sun Kings" of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116 signals to the pilot of an E-2C Hawkeye as the aircraft is prepared for a mission on aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans