
Carrier Power -- Khaleej Times
Khaleej Times gives a first-hand account of flight operations on board the USS Abraham Lincoln
ON BOARD USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN NEAR THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ - ‘Here we go! Here we go!’. The shouts from the airmen onboard the US Navy C-2A Greyhound transport aircraft can be heard through cranials (helmet) and earplugs. Landing on the USS Abraham Lincoln, a carrier deployed to the US 5th Fleet in the Arabian Gulf, seems uneventful at first if you ignore the fact that you are looking the other way and face the tail of the aircraft.
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My Comment: It must be an incredible experience to just stand back and watch an aircraft carrier like the USS Abraham Lincoln in operation.