Sailors move supplies on the flight deck of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) and dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14).

ARABIAN SEA (May. 31, 2019) Sailors move supplies on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a replenishment-at-sea with the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) and dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Cesar Chavez (T-AKE 14). The 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 (CSG) 12, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Matt Herbst/Released) File# 190531-N-UX312-0434