PHILIPPINE SEA (March 8, 2022) Aviation Support Equipment Technician 3rd Class Alejandra Escobedo, left, from Koffman, Texas, and Aviation Support Equipment Technician 2nd Class Enxaio Shi, from New York, conduct maintenance on a bomb hoist board the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations to enhance interoperability through alliances and partnerships while serving as a ready-response force in support of a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Aleksandr Freutel)