111224-N-YB753-004 PACIFIC OCEAN (Dec. 24, 2011) An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Sun Kings of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 116 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln is in the 7th Fleet area of operations (AOO) as part of a deployment to the western Pacific and Indian Oceans in support of coalition efforts in the 5th Fleet AOO. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Brian Morales/Released) US Navy 111224-N-YB753-004 Jet launches from the flight deck

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