NORFOLK (Nov. 6, 2012) Aviation Maintenance Administrationman 3rd Class Larry Manning prepares to help dismantle a catapult aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is undergoing preparations for an upcoming four-year refueling complex overhaul in Newport News, Va.

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