INDIAN OCEAN (Jan. 17, 2012) A Sailor prepares for flight operations on
the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
(CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of
responsibility as part of a deployment to the western Pacific and Indian
Oceans to support coalition efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass
Communication Specialist 3rd Class Adam Randolph/Released)
