PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 30, 2024) Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Paschke, left, from Italy, and Lt. Brandon Russell, from Stockbridge, Georgia, launch an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations conducting advanced tactical training that increases warfighting capability and tactical proficiency across all domains. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Sonny Escalante)