050129-N-4166B-018 Indian Ocean (Jan. 29, 2005) - A pilot assigned to the "Mauraders" of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Two (VFA-82) goes through his preflight checklist in the cockpit of an F/A 18C Hornet prior to flight operations on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike group is currently operating in the Indian Ocean off the waters of Indonesia and Thailand in support of Operation Unified Assistance, the humanitarian operation effort in the wake of the tsunami that struck South East Asia. Navy photo by PhotographerÕ
050129-N-4166B-018 Indian Ocean (Jan. 29, 2005) - A pilot assigned to the "Mauraders" of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Two (VFA-82) goes through his preflight checklist in the cockpit of an F/A 18C Hornet prior to flight operations on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike group is currently operating in the Indian Ocean off the waters of Indonesia and Thailand in support of Operation Unified Assistance, the humanitarian operation effort in the wake of the tsunami that struck South East Asia. Navy photo by PhotographerÕs Mate Airman Jordon R. Beesley (RELEASED) US Navy 050129-N-4166B-018 A pilot assigned to the Mauraders of Strike Fighter Squadron Eight Two (VFA-82) goes through his preflight checklist in the cockpit of an F-A 18C Hornet prior to flight operations
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