Labels: 5th Fleet, CVN 72, CVW 2, photos, ships, US Navy, USS Abraham Lincoln
PACIFIC OCEAN (March 27, 2008) A shooter signals to the operator of one of four steam powered catapults as aircraft are launched from the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 are on a seven-month deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans