220718-N-VI910-1184 PACIFIC OCEAN (July 18, 2022) A catapult and arresting gear officer, Lt. Caleb Derrington, from Batesville, Ark., stands watch in the waist bubble to ensure a safe launch of an F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the "Tophatters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 14, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is underway conducting routine operations in the 3rd Fleet.

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