Posted: 08/01/2012
SUEZ CANAL (July 16, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transits the Suez Canal. Following five months operating in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, Lincoln entered the U.S. 6th Fleet en route to the U.S. to complete an eight-month deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Colby K. Neal)