190421-N-MW275-1004 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 21, 2019) Sailors assigned to Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG 12) prepare for an Easter sunrise service on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is deployed 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 M�ndez N��ez (F 104). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cody Anderson/Released)