190420-N-CE483-1067 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 20, 2019) Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Quentin Erskine, from Pittsburgh, Pa., prepares for an aircraft launch on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as it departs the coast of Palma de Mallorca, Spain after a scheduled port visit. 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, U.S. 6th and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operation. 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 Nunez (F 104). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Catie Coyle/Released)