190501-N-YP246-0018 ADRIATIC SEA (May 1, 2019) Hospital

190501-N-YP246-0018
ADRIATIC SEA (May 1, 2019) Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Jason Valdovinos, from West Covina, Calif., addresses members of Gay, Lesbian and Supportive Sailors (GLASS) during a meeting held aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is deployed with the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG) in support of maritime security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th, U.S. 6th and U.S. 7th Fleet areas of operation. With Abraham Lincoln as the flagship, deployed strike group assets include staffs, ships and aircraft of Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG 12), Destroyer Squadron 2 (DESRON 2), USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) and Carrier Air Wing 7 (CVW 7); as well as the Àlvaro de Bazàn-class frigate ESPS Méndez Núñez (F 104). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Darcy McAtee/Released)