190509-N-SS350-0017 SUEZ CANAL (May 9, 2019) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) begins its transit of the Suez Canal. Abraham Lincoln is underway as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), which is deployed to 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 Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate ESPS Méndez Núñez (F 104). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Jason Waite/Released)
Date Taken: | 05.08.2019 |
Date Posted: | 05.11.2019 09:42 |
Photo ID: | 5353557 |
VIRIN: | 190509-N-SS350-0017 |
Resolution: | 2870x4018 |
Size: | 1.86 MB |
Location: | US |
Web Views: | 32 |
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