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U.S. Navy Airman Apprentice Matthew Watson fakes down mooring lines as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) prepares to get underway from its home port Naval Station Everett, Wash., on Sept. 18, 2007. The Lincoln departed for Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications.

Airman Apprentice Matthew Watson fakes down mooring lines.

U.S. Navy Airman Apprentice Matthew Watson fakes down mooring lines as the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) prepares to get underway from its home port Naval Station Everett, Wash., on Sept. 18, 2007. The Lincoln departed for Fleet Replacement Squadron Carrier Qualifications.

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