PACIFIC OCEAN (April 14, 2021) Airman Recruit Ralph Romero (left), from San Diego, and Aviation Boatswain�s Mate Airman Benito Abagat, from San Diego, maintain a catapult on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeffrey Yale)