MEDITERRANEAN SEA (April 15, 2019) Two F/A-18F Super Hornets assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 fly past the Spanish navy Alvaro de Bazan-class frigate ESPS Mendez Nñez (F 104). Mendez Nñez is underway as part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group deployment in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, 6th and 7th Fleet areas of operation. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deployed strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7; as well as Mendez Nñez. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeremiah Bartelt)