USS Abraham Lincoln conducts flight operations in Pacific Ocean

U.S. Navy Sailors taxi an F-35C Lightning II, attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 10, 2025. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, demonstrating the U.S. Navy’s long-term commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Shepard Fosdyke-Jackson)