PHILIPPINE SEA (Feb. 26, 2022) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) sails alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) to conduct a fueling-at-sea. 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 Seaman Aleksandr Freutel)