Transiting The Suez

9/3/2013 Strategy Page

SUEZ CANAL (Aug. 18, 2013) The guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) follows the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a Suez Canal transit with the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group. The carrier strike group is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rob Aylward)