PACIFIC OCEAN (May 16, 2024) Aviation Machinist's Mate 3rd Class William Rodriguez Torres, from Puerto Rico, directs an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 14 as it takes off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, is underway conducting integrated exercises to bolster strike group readiness and capability in the U.S. 3rd Fleet area of operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nathaly Cruz)