PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 7, 2022) Command Master Chief Joel Rodriguez, left, from Woodland, Calif., and Lt. Cmdr. Andrew Castro, from Knoxville, Tenn., signal a F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14 to launch from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway conducting routine operations in U.S. 3rd Fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Han Puyu)