070628-N-7981E-027 PACIFIC OCEAN (June 28, 2007) - Sailors assigned to weapons department fire a .50-caliber machine gun during a familiarization fire exercise on the fantail of 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) 50cal

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