190417-N-XN169-1011 CAGLIARI, Italy (April 17, 2019) Sailors standing watch as riggers release the anchor during a sea-and-anchor evolution aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87). Mason iis underway as part of 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 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7; as well as the Spanish navy Alvaro de Bazan-class frigate ESPS Méndez Núñez (F 104). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Lasheba James/Released)