PACIFIC OCEAN (April 9, 2024) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) fires a RIM-116 missile from the rolling airframe missile (RAM) launcher during a live-fire with a purpose exercise in the Pacific Ocean. Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting routine operations in the 3rd Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aleksandr Freutel)