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PACIFIC OCEAN (May 28, 2024) Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Tyasia Knight, from Pensacola, Fla., stands deck edge catapult operator watch during flight operations on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting integrated exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nathaly Cruz)