190516-N-MM912-1058 ARABIAN SEA (May 16, 2019) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) breaks away from the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 is deployed to the 5th Fleet area 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, De


190516-N-MM912-1058 ARABIAN SEA (May 16, 2019) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) breaks away from the fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 is deployed to the 5th Fleet area 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. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Singley/Released)


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