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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates observes flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 6, 2010. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts to establish conditions for regional stability.

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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates observes flight operations aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during Operation Enduring Freedom in the Arabian Sea, Dec. 6, 2010. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts to establish conditions for regional stability.

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