Even the admiral got to play....
100807-N-5749W-251 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lex T. Wenberg/Released)
100807-N-5749W-196 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 7, 2010) A Sailor guides Capt. John Eden, piloting an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Bounty Hunters of Strike Fight Squadron (VFA) 2, to the aircraft catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) for an in-flight change of command ceremony. Eden relieved Capt. Alton E. Ross Jr. as Commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lex T. Wenberg/Released)
100807-N-5749W-364 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 7, 2010) Flying variations of the F/A-18 Super Hornet, Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 commanders fly in formation for an in-flight change of command ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lex T. Wenberg/Released)
100807-N-5386R-332 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 7, 2010) Capt. Alton E. Ross Jr. receives a soaking down during his change of command ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robert Robbins/Released)
100807-N-5749W-251 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. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lex T. Wenberg/Released)
100807-N-5749W-196 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 7, 2010) A Sailor guides Capt. John Eden, piloting an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the Bounty Hunters of Strike Fight Squadron (VFA) 2, to the aircraft catapult aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) for an in-flight change of command ceremony. Eden relieved Capt. Alton E. Ross Jr. as Commander, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lex T. Wenberg/Released)
100807-N-5749W-364 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 7, 2010) Flying variations of the F/A-18 Super Hornet, Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 commanders fly in formation for an in-flight change of command ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lex T. Wenberg/Released)
100807-N-5386R-332 PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 7, 2010) Capt. Alton E. Ross Jr. receives a soaking down during his change of command ceremony aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Robert Robbins/Released)
