190531-N-PW030-1078 ARABIAN SEA (May 31, 2019) Capt. Putnam Browne, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), observes as the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) sends a fuel line during a replenishment-at-sea. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the 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 flag
190531-N-PW030-1078 ARABIAN SEA (May 31, 2019) Capt. Putnam Browne, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), observes as the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) sends a fuel line during a replenishment-at-sea. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the 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 (CSG) 12, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7.(US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Tristan Kyle Labuguen/Released)
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