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A U.S. Navy plane captain assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 137 goes through preflight checks with the pilot of an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft in preparation for launch from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on April 14, 2008. The USS Abraham Lincoln is underway in the Pacific Ocean on a seven-month deployment to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

A U.S. Navy plane captain goes through preflight checks with the pilot of an F/A-18E Super Hornet.

A U.S. Navy plane captain assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 137 goes through preflight checks with the pilot of an F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft in preparation for launch from the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on April 14, 2008. The USS Abraham Lincoln is underway in the Pacific Ocean on a seven-month deployment to the 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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