070628-N-7981E-165 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 28, 2007) - Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Matthew Newell uses a forklift to hold up a painting platform beneath an elevator aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is conducting sea trials following a nine-month dry-dock planned incremental availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Wash. Sea trials will test LincolnÕs systems and crew in preparation for their return to full operational capability status. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James R. Evans (RELEASED)

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070628-N-7981E-165 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 28, 2007) - Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Matthew Newell uses a forklift to hold up a painting platform beneath an elevator aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is conducting sea trials following a nine-month dry-dock planned incremental availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, Wash. Sea trials will test LincolnÕs systems and crew in preparation for their return to full operational capability status. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James R. Evans (RELEASED) US Navy 070628-N-7981E-165 Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Matthew Newell uses a forklift to hold up a painting platform beneath an elevator aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

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