PACIFIC OCEAN (May 23, 2024) Aviation Machinist’s Mate 3rd Class Damian Guajardo, from McAllen, Texas, signals 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 (CSG) 3, 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)