USS Abraham Lincoln conducts flight ops in Pacific Ocean

U.S. Navy Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Shepard Fosdyke-Jackson captures video documentation of an aircraft as it prepares to land on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 7, 2025. USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), 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 Daniel Kimmelman)