PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 3, 2023) Sailors perform checks on an F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 prior to launch on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Dec. 3, 2023. Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting routine operations in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Clayton A. Wren)