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U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Martin Griggs, air transfer officer of USS Abraham, Capt. Timothy Kuehhas, executive officer of the USS Abraham Lincoln, and USS Abraham Lincoln Command Master Chief Susan Whitman welcome Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates for his visit aboard the Lincoln, Dec. 6, 2010. The visit marked Gates’ first time visiting a deployed aircraft carrier. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts to establish conditions for regional stability. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Morales

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Martin Griggs, air transfer officer of USS Abraham, Capt. Timothy Kuehhas, executive officer of the USS Abraham Lincoln, and USS Abraham Lincoln Command Master Chief Susan Whitman welcome Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates for his visit aboard the Lincoln, Dec. 6, 2010. The visit marked Gates’ first time visiting a deployed aircraft carrier. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts to establish conditions for regional stability. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Morales

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Martin Griggs, air transfer officer of USS Abraham, Capt. Timothy Kuehhas, executive officer of the USS Abraham Lincoln, and USS Abraham Lincoln Command Master Chief Susan Whitman welcome Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates for his visit aboard the Lincoln, Dec. 6, 2010. The visit marked Gates’ first time visiting a deployed aircraft carrier. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts to establish conditions for regional stability. U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Brian Morales

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