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U.S. Navy aviation ordnancemen move ordnance on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) while in the Arabian Sea on Feb. 16, 2012. The Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

U.S. Navy aviation ordnancemen move ordnance on the flight deck.

U.S. Navy aviation ordnancemen move ordnance on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) while in the Arabian Sea on Feb. 16, 2012. The Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.

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