Posted 8/9/2010
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 7, 2010) Rear Adm. Mark D. Guadagnini, commander of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, launches from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Kestrels of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 for an in-flight change of command ceremony. Capt. John Eden relieved Capt. Alton E. Ross Jr. as the commander of Carrier Strike Group (CVW) 2. Abraham Lincoln is underway for a composite training unit exercise, which is designed to train the ship, embarked air wing and other units that make up the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group to function as one effective fighting force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lex T. Wenberg)