 The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group transited the Suez Canal May 9th. On average, roughly 50 ships transit through the Suez Canal each day. The Suez Canal is a 120-mile-long channel that narrowly connects the Mediterranean Sea to the Red Sea. This transit can take roughly 11 to 16 hours to complete. Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group has been conducting operations in the 6th Fleet Area of Operations for several weeks, but is being rapidly redeployed to protect U.S. forces and interests in the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Region. The expedited transit of Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group through the Suez and into the 5th Fleet Area of Operations demonstrates the flexibility of a multi-national, multi-platform unit to respond whenever and wherever is required. Reporting for Abraham Lincoln, this is MC3 Shane Bryant.