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Photo Story: The USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group in the Arabian Sea

cde.news desk 8 June 2019, 07:25 · 1 min read

epa07632533 A handout photo made available by the US Navy shows the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron and part of the Bomber Task Force deployed to the region, conducting joint exercises in the US Central Command area of responsibility, in the Arabian Sea, 01 June 2019 (issued 07 June 2019). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 is deployed in the region amid heightened tensions between the US and Iran, with both saying they don't seek war. EPA-EFE/US NAVY/MC 1ST CLASS BRIAN M. WILBUR HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

Handout photos made available by the US Navy shows the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group and a US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, assigned to the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron and part of the Bomber Task Force deployed to the region, conducting joint exercises in the US Central Command area of responsibility, in the Arabian Sea, 01 June 2019 (issued 07 June 2019).

The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG 12) is deployed in the region amid heightened tensions between the US and Iran, with both saying they don’t seek war.