180821-N-YM590-1010 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 21, 2018) Two F-35C Lightning II aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 and two F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 receive pre-flight checks during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting carrier qualification. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian M. Brooks/Released)