Hull Maintenance Technician 3rd Class Demetrius Quinn, from Cleveland, welds a spring put aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during routine operations in the South China Sea, Nov. 30, 2024. Abraham Lincoln, flagship of Carrier Strike Group Three, 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 Sheryssa Dodard)