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A plane captain wipes down the canopy of an F/A-18F Super Hornet after securing from flight operations aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) on Feb. 20, 2005. Lincoln and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 2 are currently deployed to the Western Pacific Ocean.

A plane captain wipes down the canopy of an F/A-18F Super Hornet.

A plane captain wipes down the canopy of an F/A-18F Super Hornet after securing from flight operations aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) on Feb. 20, 2005. Lincoln and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 2 are currently deployed to the Western Pacific Ocean.

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