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240407-N-IJ966-1400 PACIFIC OCEAN (April 7, 2024) A pilot, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares to launch in an F/A-18E Super Hornet, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting routine operations in the 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nathaly Cruz)