HOOK RUNNERS U.S. Navy sailors, working as hook runners, carry steel bars used to guide gear cables off the flight deck after a fixed-wing recovery cycle aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Pacific Ocean, April 14, 2008. The USS Lincoln and Carrier Strike Group 9 are on a scheduled seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.04 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 764725-D-FZM74-684.jpg Photo Gallery