190413-N-AD724-1492 STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (April 13, 2019) The Alvaro de Bazan-class frigate ESPS Méndez Núñez (F 104) breaks away from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) after transiting through the Strait of Gibraltar, to enter the Mediterranean, and continue operations in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Abraham Lincoln is underway as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group deployment in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deployed strike gr
190413-N-AD724-1492 STRAIT OF GIBRALTAR (April 13, 2019) The Alvaro de Bazan-class frigate ESPS Méndez Núñez (F 104) breaks away from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) after transiting through the Strait of Gibraltar, to enter the Mediterranean, and continue operations in the 6th Fleet area of responsibility. Abraham Lincoln is underway as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group deployment in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility. 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 Nuñez (F 104). ( Navy photo by Mass Communication
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