PHILIPPINE SEA. Ensign Eva Knowles, left, from Belfair, Wash., participates in security reaction force basic training on the missile deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier 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 Taylor Crenshaw)PHILIPPINE SEA. Sailors put out a simulated class-A fire in the general workshop of Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) during a firefighting drill. Benfold is assigned to Commander, Task Force (CTF) 71/Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, the NavyÕs largest forward-deployed DESRON and the U.S. 7th FleetÕs principal surface force. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arthur Rosen)PHILIPPINE SEA. Information Systems Technician 2nd Class Austin Reffler, from Beaumont, Calif., fires an M9 pistol under the supervision of Chief GunnerÕs Mate Christopher Lamotte, from Los Angeles, during a live-fire exercise on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier 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 Taylor Crenshaw)PHILIPPINE SEA . An EA-18G Growler, assigned to the “Wizards” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 133, prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier 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 Javier Reyes)
