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An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71, left, and an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 operate from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean, Aug. 2, 2024. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jerome D. Johnson)