110723YB753-096 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 23, 2011) An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Kestrels of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 launches from the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 are en route to participate in Los Angeles Navy Week 2011. Navy Weeks are intended to show the investment Americans have made in their Navy as a Global Force for Good and increase awareness in cities that do not have a significant Navy presence. Navy

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