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A U.S. Navy sailor cleans an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 2 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the South China Sea on Jan. 5, 2012. The Abraham Lincoln is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility as part of a deployment to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans en route to support coalition efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

A U.S. Navy sailor cleans an F/A-18F Super Hornet aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).

A U.S. Navy sailor cleans an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 2 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the South China Sea on Jan. 5, 2012. The Abraham Lincoln is underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility as part of a deployment to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans en route to support coalition efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility.

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