Caption:
PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2007) -- An F/A-18C Hornet, assigned to the
"Fighting Vigilantes" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137, takes off
from the bow of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
(CVN 72) during flight operations. Lincoln conducted fixed-wing flight
operations today for the first time since completing a nine-month
Dry-dock Planned Incremental Availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
in Bremerton, Wash. Lincoln is conducting carrier qualifications off
the coast of Southern California. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication
Specialist 3rd Class Justin R. Blake (RELEASED)
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