SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 3, 2022) Seaman Sydnny Sagucio, from Honolulu, uses binoculars to look for surface contacts while on watch as the port aft lookout aboard 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 Apprentice Julia Brockman)