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An F/A-18C Hornet launches from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln under way in the Arabian Sea, May 17, 2012. The Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions .

HORNET LAUNCH

An F/A-18C Hornet launches from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln under way in the Arabian Sea, May 17, 2012. The Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions .

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