Caption:
NORTH ARABIAN SEA (July 18, 2008) -- Aviation Structural Mechanic
(Equipment) 2nd Class Donald Perkins, from Hanover, Pa., assigned to
the "Blue Blasters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34, checks the
tail hook of an F/A-18C Hornet aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet
area of operations supporting Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring
Freedom and maritime security operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)
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