SOUTH CHINA SEA (March 30, 2022) Aviation Structural Mechanic Airman Keller Curry, from Wasilla, Alaska, signals an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the "Raptors" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier 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)