Photo shows huge volume of ammo on American carrier

Photos show Lt. Cmdr. Maria Relayo inspecting ammunition before its transportation aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), a routine event but an interesting image.

The transfer took place during a coordinated ammunition operation with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) in the Pacific Ocean.

The Abraham Lincoln, serving as the flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is currently conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations.

The U.S. 3rd Fleet, as a vital part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, manages naval forces across the Indo-Pacific region. The fleet plays a key role in maintaining sea control and power projection while providing essential training for the Navy’s timeless missions.

The U.S. 3rd Fleet, say the U.S. Navy, works closely with other numbered fleets to ensure the readiness and capabilities necessary for day-to-day competition, crisis response, and conflict resolution.

Homeported in San Diego, California, USS Abraham Lincoln is America’s fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. The largest warships in the world, Nimitz-class aircraft carriers support and operate aircraft that engage in attacks on airborne, afloat, and ashore targets that threaten free use of the sea and engage in sustained power projection operations in support of U.S. and coalition forces.

The aircraft carrier and its strike group also engage in maritime security operations to interdict threats to merchant shipping and prevent the use of the seas for terrorism and piracy.