190423-N-FQ836-1033 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 23, 2019)

190423-N-FQ836-1033
MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 23, 2019) U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa Fleet Master Raymond Kemp engages with sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, U.S. 6th and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operation. 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, Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7; as well as çlvaro de Baz‡n-class frigate ESPS MŽndez Nu–ez (F 104). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Sherman/Released)