190505-N-UM706-0180 RED SEA (May 5, 2019) Fire Controlman (Aegis) 2nd Class Robert Villanueva, from Carthage, Texas, assigned to the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 94) boards a rigid hull inflatable boat during a visit, board, search and seizure training. Nitze is underway as part of an Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group deployment in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, 6th and 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, the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing Seven (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 Apprentice Madysson Anne Ritter/Released)