USNI NEWS:

Last week, the carrier was sailing toward Hawaii with its escorts and ships from the Royal Australian Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), according to Defense Department photos.

Ships sailing with Lincoln last week included the Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Gridley (DD-101) and USS Sampson (DDG-102), all of which are part of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group. Frigate HMAS Warramunga (FFGHM-152), landing helicopter dock HMAS Canberra (L-02) and oiler HMAS Supply (AO-195) joined from the Royal Australian Navy, along with destroyer helicopter carrier JS Izumo (DDH-183) and destroyer JS Takanami (DD-110) from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force…

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