PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 10, 2022) Sailors receive cargo from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Alan Shepard (T-AKE 3) aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53). The Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alonzo Martin-Frazier)