NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO (Oct. 13, 2023). Sailors heave in a line on the fantail aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as it prepares to get underway from Naval Air Station North Island. Abraham Lincoln is currently underway performing routine operations in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Melanie Perez)