YONKERS SAILOR AT SEA

U.S. Navy. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Third Class Javier Reyes.

Third Classman Julian Fernando, from Yonkers, is pictured directing an F/A-18F Super Hornet, assigned to the “Black Aces” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Philippine Sea. Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region.