190508-N-MM912-1009 MEDITERRANEAN SEA (May 8, 2019) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Nightdippers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 transports cargo to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) from the fast combat support ship USNS Arctic (T-AOE 8) during a replenishment-at-sea as the �lvaro de Baz�n-class frigate ESPS M�ndez N��ez (F 104) sails behind. Abraham Lincoln is deployed as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) 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 12 (CSG 12), Destroyer Squadron 2 (DESRON 2), USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW 7); as well as M�ndez N��ez. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michael Singley/Released)