replenishment-at--sea [Image 23 of 36]

ARABIAN SEA

10.11.2019

Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Amber Smalley 

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)   

191011-N-GD018-1147
ARABIAN SEA (Oct. 11, 2019) Deck department Sailors heave a line in the hangar bay of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8). Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. 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). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Amber Smalley/Released)

• Date Taken: 10.11.2019
• Date Posted: 12.31.2019 22:14
• Photo ID: 6009207
• VIRIN: 191011-N-GD018-1147
• Resolution: 5240x3308
• Size: 6.38 MB
• Location: ARABIAN SEA