NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (May 9, 2017) Joel Newberry stands fantail safety watch as a tugboat pushes Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) away from Newport News Shipbuilding for sea trials. Abraham Lincoln is underway after successfully completing its mid-life refueling and complex overhaul and will spend several days conducting sea trials, a comprehensive test of many of the ship’s key systems and technologies.

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