190403-N-CE483-1012 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 14, 2019) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (equipment) 3rd Class James Satila monitors arresting gears systems aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group deployment in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 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, USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7; as well as the Spanish navy Alvaro de Bazan-class frigate ESPS Mendez Nñez (F 104). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Catie Coyle/Released)