PACIFIC OCEAN (May 17, 2024) Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment) 3rd Class Noah Mason, left, from Sierra Madre, Calif., and Aviation Structural Mechanic (Safety Equipment) 1st Class Danny Almazan, from Santa Rita, Guam, conduct maintenance on an E-2D Hawkeye assigned to Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 117 in the hangar bay aboard 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 2nd Class Michael J. Cintron)