SAN DIEGO -- The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and two locally based ships will arrive in San Diego Wednesday following a seven-month deployment.

The Lincoln will return to its homeport of Everett, Wash. after dropping off personnel and aircraft in San Diego, according to the Navy's Third Fleet public affairs office.

Joining the carrier as part of the Abraham Lincoln Strike Group will be the San Diego-based guided-missile cruiser Mobile Bay and guided-missile frigate Curts, according to the Navy.

During its stop in San Diego, the Abraham Lincoln will also host a change-of-command ceremony. Rear Adm. Scott Swift will relieve Rear Adm. Scott Van Buskirk as commander of the strike group.

During it's deployment, pilots from the Abraham Lincoln flew more than 7,100 sorties in support of coalition ground forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, according to the Third Fleet.

It also stopped at ports in Singapore, Brunei, Bahrain, Thailand, Australia, Palau, Saipan, Cyprus and Oman, according to the Navy.