190509-N-GD018-1034 [Image 32 of 50]

SU

05.08.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amber Smalley 

U.S. Navy           

190509-N-GD018-1034
SUEZ CANAL (May 9, 2019) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the Suez Canal. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) is deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in order to defend American forces and interests in the region. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deployed strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG 12), Destroyer Squadron 2 (DESRON 2), USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW 7); as well as the Spanish navy Àlvaro de Bazàn-class frigate ESPS Méndez Núñez (F 104). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amber Smalley/Released)

• Date Taken: 05.08.2019
• Date Posted: 05.10.2019 00:35
• Photo ID: 5347690
• VIRIN: 190509-N-GD018-1034
• Resolution: 5481x3110
• Size: 907.18 KB
• Location: SU