ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 25, 2018)

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ATLANTIC OCEAN (April 25, 2018)




Fighter squadrons from Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW 1) conduct a fly-over of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), right, the Royal Moroccan Navy frigate Mohammed VI and the guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG 60) during exercise Lightning Handshake 2018. Lightning Handshake is sponsored by U.S. Africa Command and facilitated by U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet, and designed to improve regional cooperation, increase maritime domain awareness information sharing practices, and operational capabilities to enhance efforts to achieve safety and security in the Mediterranean Sea. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Thomas Gooley (Released) 180425-N-EA818-1132

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