SAN DIEGO (August 10, 2022) Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, returns to Naval Air Station North Island following a seven-month deployment embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to U.S. 3rd Fleet and 7th Fleet areas of operations. CVW-9 deployed with a combination of fourth and fifth-generation platforms that predominantly represent the “Airwing of the Future,” executing more than 21,307 fixed-wing and helicopter flight hours comprising of 10,250 sorties, 8,437 launches and 8,487 aircraft arrestments. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Analice Baker)