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Navy side boys salute as Rear Adm. Mark T. Emerson, commander of Strike Force Training Pacific, departs the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as the ship operates in the Pacific on Jan. 15, 2006. Lincoln is conducting flight operations training off the coast of Southern California.

Navy side boys salute as Rear Adm. Mark T. Emerson departs the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.

Navy side boys salute as Rear Adm. Mark T. Emerson, commander of Strike Force Training Pacific, departs the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) as the ship operates in the Pacific on Jan. 15, 2006. Lincoln is conducting flight operations training off the coast of Southern California.

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