SOUTH CHINA SEA (April 3, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Airman Cooper Palmer, left, from Nashville, Tenn., and Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) 2nd Class Manuel Lardo, from Brooklyn, N.Y., raise a jet blast deflector to conduct maintenance on the flight deck of 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 3rd Class Javier Reyes)