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241105-N-AB116-3039 U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Nov. 5, 2024) A U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) signals an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, as it prepares to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). (Official U.S. Navy photo) (This photo has been altered for security purposes by blurring names on the aircraft)