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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Bashab Biswas waits aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln with an F/A-18C Hornet as it is readied for a launch mission in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 31, 2009. The USS Abraham Lincoln is underway on a scheduled work-up conducting sustainment training and carrier qualifications.

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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Bashab Biswas waits aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln with an F/A-18C Hornet as it is readied for a launch mission in the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 31, 2009. The USS Abraham Lincoln is underway on a scheduled work-up conducting sustainment training and carrier qualifications.

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