081007-N-7643B-002 SAN DIEGO (Oct. 7, 2008) Cmdr. Terrence Hoeft, commanding officer of the "Golden Falcons" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 2, kisses his girlfriend after landing at Naval Air Station North Island. HS-2 returned from a seven-month deployment supporting maritime security operations with the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class David A. Brandenburg/Released)
080730-N-8539M-160 NORTH ARABIAN SEA (July 30, 2008) The Royal New Zealand Navy Frigate HMNZS Te Mana (F111) sails alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the north Arabian Sea. Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to support Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom as well as maritime security operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class N. Brett Morton (Released)