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Flight deck personnel conduct a test of the four steam-powered catapults aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) at sea on Feb. 11, 2005. Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing 2 are currently underway in the Western Pacific Ocean.

Flight deck personnel conduct a test of the four steam-powered catapults.

Flight deck personnel conduct a test of the four steam-powered catapults aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) at sea on Feb. 11, 2005. Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing 2 are currently underway in the Western Pacific Ocean.

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