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Sailors render honors to Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Christopher W. Grady as he departs from the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf of Alaska, Aug. 19, 2025. His visit aboard the aircraft carrier highlighted the capacity and capability of its strike group during Northern Edge 25, a U.S. Indo-Pacific Command-led exercise that aims to deliver high-end, realistic warfighter training that strengthens the air and sea-based combat readiness of U.S. and other participating forces.

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