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The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln conducts flight operations as it transits the Arabian Sea, Dec. 5, 2010. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts to establish conditions for regional stability. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived on board Dec. 6 for an overnight visit with the Lincoln crew.

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The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln conducts flight operations as it transits the Arabian Sea, Dec. 5, 2010. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is conducting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts to establish conditions for regional stability. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived on board Dec. 6 for an overnight visit with the Lincoln crew.

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