PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 9, 2024) The Italian navy aircraft carrier ITS Cavour (CVH 550), left, sails alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during the first-ever U.S. Navy and Italian navy bilateral multi-large deck event (MLDE) in the Indo-Pacific, Aug. 9, 2024. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, is underway conducting routine operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. 7th Fleet is the U.S. Navy's largest forward-deployed numbered fleet, and routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Valerie Morrison)