An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Nightdippers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a replenishment-at-sea operation. US Navy
An F/A-18 fighter jet lands on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier. AP
A crew member looks at a F/A-18 fighter jet on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea. AP
The White House ordered the US aircraft carrier to the Mideast over a perceived threat from Iran. AP
So far the carrier group has remained outside of the Straight of Hurmuz to avoid escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington. AP
Sailors, including Petty Officer 2nd Class Phillip LeBron, 22, of Florida, centre, work atop an F/A-18 fighter jet in the hanger of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea on Monday, . AP
The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier and a US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, conduct joint exercises in the US Central Command area of responsibility in Arabian sea. US Navy via AP
United States aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, deployed to the region. US Navy via Reuters
USS 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. US Navy via AP
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Nightdippers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a replenishment-at-sea operation. US Navy
An F/A-18 fighter jet lands on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier. AP
A crew member looks at a F/A-18 fighter jet on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea. AP
The White House ordered the US aircraft carrier to the Mideast over a perceived threat from Iran. AP
So far the carrier group has remained outside of the Straight of Hurmuz to avoid escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington. AP
Sailors, including Petty Officer 2nd Class Phillip LeBron, 22, of Florida, centre, work atop an F/A-18 fighter jet in the hanger of the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea on Monday, . AP
The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier and a US Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, conduct joint exercises in the US Central Command area of responsibility in Arabian sea. US Navy via AP
United States aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) and a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, deployed to the region. US Navy via Reuters
USS 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. US Navy via AP
An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from the "Nightdippers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 lands on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a replenishment-at-sea operation. US Navy
USS Abraham Lincoln staying out of the Strait of Hormuz, for now
Officers aboard say they will navigate the tight channel if needed but were seeking to avoid escalation
