T-45 readied for launch on USS Abraham Lincoln

081211-N-7981E-265 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 11, 2008) A T-45 Goshawk assigned to Carrier Training Wing (CTW) 1 is readied for launch from the No. 1 steam-powered catapult on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is conducting training and carrier qualifications. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)