200120-N-HD110-0598 SAN DIEGO (Jan. 20, 2020) Rear Adm. Michael Boyle, commander, Carrier Strike Group 12, left, and Capt. Walter Slaughter, commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), address reporters at a press conference for the homecoming of the Lincoln. Lincoln returns to Naval Air Station North Island after a ten-month deployment in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th, 5th, and 7th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Danielle A. Baker/Released)