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PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 23, 2021) An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Marine Wing Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations on Nov. 23, 2021. Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by 1st Lt. Charles Allen)