Photos: The USS Abraham Lincoln off the California coast – San Diego Union-Tribune

Photos: The USS Abraham Lincoln off the California coast  San Diego Union-Tribune

U-T photographer Nelvin C. Cepeda made the images Wednesday as the carrier returned to Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego. The documented return came after a 322-day deployment. Cepeda photographed the vessel during its return, providing the visual record for the gallery. The verified account names Cepeda as the photographer and identifies Wednesday as the day the ship was photographed during its return to the San Diego naval air station. The verified account describes the 322-day deployment as preceding the carrier’s return to Naval Air Station North Island, and it identifies San Diego as the location of that naval air station.

The photographs were taken during the vessel’s return, the event described in the account. Cepeda is identified as the U-T photographer responsible for photographing the ship. Wednesday is identified as the day for the photography, while the deployment is described by its 322-day duration. Together, those details establish the setting, timing and length of the deployment connected with the images, as described in the verified account.