190509-N-GD018-2040 [Image 15 of 15]

SU

05.09.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amber Smalley 

U.S. Navy           

190509-N-GD018-2040
SUEZ CANAL (May 9, 2019) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails under the Peace Bridge while transiting the Suez Canal. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group 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 (CSG) 12, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7; as well as the Spanish navy Alvaro de Bazan-class frigate ESPS Mendez Nunez. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amber Smalley/Released)

• Date Taken: 05.09.2019
• Date Posted: 05.11.2019 00:34
• Photo ID: 5353345
• VIRIN: 190509-N-GD018-2040
• Resolution: 2854x3754
• Size: 917.32 KB
• Location: SU