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240121-N-ED228-2567 PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 21, 2024) A pilot, assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, stands by in an F-35C Lightning II, assigned to (VMFA) 314, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sonny Escalante)