1012064973M-145 ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 6, 2010) Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates delivers remarks during an all-hands call aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). This is the first time Gates has visited a deployed aircraft carrier. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is deployed in the 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts. Navy

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