1012065016P-019 ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 6, 2010) Secretary of Defense Dr. Robert M. Gates is greeted by rainbow sideboys 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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