![Sailors gather in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) for firefighting training during a general quarters drill. Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet Sailors gather in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) for firefighting training during a general quarters drill. Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/CT8K1D/sailors-gather-in-the-hangar-bay-of-the-nimitz-class-aircraft-carrier-CT8K1D.jpg)
Sailors gather in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) for firefighting training during a general quarters drill. Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet
![File:US Navy 060124-N-4166B-023 Hangar deck personnel scrub down hangar bay two aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:US Navy 060124-N-4166B-023 Hangar deck personnel scrub down hangar bay two aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/45/US_Navy_060124-N-4166B-023_Hangar_deck_personnel_scrub_down_hangar_bay_two_aboard_the_Nimitz-class_aircraft_carrier_USS_Abraham_Lincoln_%28CVN_72%29.jpg)
File:US Navy 060124-N-4166B-023 Hangar deck personnel scrub down hangar bay two aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).jpg - Wikimedia Commons
![Ordnancemen pause to check the fins of a HARM missile (High-Speed Anti-Radar Missile) in the hangar bay aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) aircraft carrier in the Gulf, March 13, 2003. Ordnancemen pause to check the fins of a HARM missile (High-Speed Anti-Radar Missile) in the hangar bay aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) aircraft carrier in the Gulf, March 13, 2003.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2D3A675/ordnancemen-pause-to-check-the-fins-of-a-harm-missile-high-speed-anti-radar-missile-in-the-hangar-bay-aboard-the-uss-abraham-lincoln-cvn-72-aircraft-carrier-in-the-gulf-march-13-2003-the-800-lbs-harm-missile-is-the-standard-anti-radar-missile-used-as-both-a-strike-protectioin-and-anti-ship-weapon-the-uss-abraham-lincoln-now-on-its-236th-day-of-deployment-is-part-of-an-eight-ship-battle-group-operating-in-the-gulf-in-support-of-operation-southern-watch-patrolling-the-southern-no-fly-zone-over-iraq-reutersjohn-schults-reuters-2D3A675.jpg)
Ordnancemen pause to check the fins of a HARM missile (High-Speed Anti-Radar Missile) in the hangar bay aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) aircraft carrier in the Gulf, March 13, 2003.
![Sailors move pallets of cargo from an aircraft elevator to the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a replenishment at sea. Abraham Lincoln is deployed Sailors move pallets of cargo from an aircraft elevator to the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a replenishment at sea. Abraham Lincoln is deployed](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/CNEWMN/sailors-move-pallets-of-cargo-from-an-aircraft-elevator-to-the-hangar-CNEWMN.jpg)
Sailors move pallets of cargo from an aircraft elevator to the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during a replenishment at sea. Abraham Lincoln is deployed
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![File:US Navy 030321-N-9403F-040 Skids of 2,000-pound precision guided ordnance wait in the Ship's Hangar Bay to be transferred to the flight deck aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:US Navy 030321-N-9403F-040 Skids of 2,000-pound precision guided ordnance wait in the Ship's Hangar Bay to be transferred to the flight deck aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/US_Navy_030321-N-9403F-040_Skids_of_2%2C000-pound_precision_guided_ordnance_wait_in_the_Ship%27s_Hangar_Bay_to_be_transferred_to_the_flight_deck_aboard_USS_Abraham_Lincoln_%28CVN_72%29.jpg)
File:US Navy 030321-N-9403F-040 Skids of 2,000-pound precision guided ordnance wait in the Ship's Hangar Bay to be transferred to the flight deck aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).jpg - Wikimedia Commons
![OCEAN (Aug. 1, 2018) Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 sit secured in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72 Stock Photo - Alamy OCEAN (Aug. 1, 2018) Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 sit secured in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PKEYW0/ocean-aug-1-2018-aircraft-from-carrier-air-wing-cvw-7-sit-secured-in-the-hangar-bay-aboard-the-nimitz-class-aircraft-carrier-uss-abraham-lincoln-cvn-72-PKEYW0.jpg)
OCEAN (Aug. 1, 2018) Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 sit secured in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72 Stock Photo - Alamy
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![DVIDS - Images - Maintenance in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). [Image 3 of 5] DVIDS - Images - Maintenance in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). [Image 3 of 5]](https://d1ldvf68ux039x.cloudfront.net/thumbs/photos/1905/5374014/2000w_q95.jpg)
DVIDS - Images - Maintenance in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). [Image 3 of 5]
![July 7, 2017) – During an all-hands call, Capt. Putnam Browne, commanding officer of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), recognizes Sailors that saved the life of a civilian in July 7, 2017) – During an all-hands call, Capt. Putnam Browne, commanding officer of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), recognizes Sailors that saved the life of a civilian in](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PTD5HW/july-7-2017-during-an-all-hands-call-capt-putnam-browne-commanding-officer-of-nimitz-class-aircraft-carrier-uss-abraham-lincoln-cvn-72-recognizes-sailors-that-saved-the-life-of-a-civilian-in-the-hangar-bay-of-abraham-lincoln-abraham-lincoln-is-moored-in-norfolk-for-a-carrier-incremental-availability-in-preparation-for-workups-PTD5HW.jpg)
July 7, 2017) – During an all-hands call, Capt. Putnam Browne, commanding officer of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), recognizes Sailors that saved the life of a civilian in
![Sailors workout in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on January 21, 2005. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike group is currently operating in the Indian Sailors workout in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on January 21, 2005. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike group is currently operating in the Indian](https://l450v.alamy.com/450v/hfe8mt/050121-n-4166b-083-indian-ocean-jan-21-2005-sailors-workout-in-the-hfe8mt.jpg)
Sailors workout in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on January 21, 2005. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike group is currently operating in the Indian
![OCEAN (July 31, 2018) Sailors muster during an abandon ship drill in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72 Stock Photo - Alamy OCEAN (July 31, 2018) Sailors muster during an abandon ship drill in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72 Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PKEG4J/ocean-july-31-2018-sailors-muster-during-an-abandon-ship-drill-in-the-hangar-bay-aboard-the-nimitz-class-aircraft-carrier-uss-abraham-lincoln-cvn-72-PKEG4J.jpg)
OCEAN (July 31, 2018) Sailors muster during an abandon ship drill in the hangar bay aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72 Stock Photo - Alamy
![File:US Navy 111217-N-JN664-030 Sailors participate in an aircraft fire drill in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:US Navy 111217-N-JN664-030 Sailors participate in an aircraft fire drill in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/US_Navy_111217-N-JN664-030_Sailors_participate_in_an_aircraft_fire_drill_in_the_hangar_bay_of_the_Nimitz-class_aircraft_carrier_USS_Abraham_Lincoln.jpg)
File:US Navy 111217-N-JN664-030 Sailors participate in an aircraft fire drill in the hangar bay of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.jpg - Wikimedia Commons
![File:US Navy 030329-N-9228K-015 An Aviation Ordnanceman assigned to the weapons department aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) stands watch over munitions staged in the ship's hangar bay.jpg - Wikimedia Commons File:US Navy 030329-N-9228K-015 An Aviation Ordnanceman assigned to the weapons department aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) stands watch over munitions staged in the ship's hangar bay.jpg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/US_Navy_030329-N-9228K-015_An_Aviation_Ordnanceman_assigned_to_the_weapons_department_aboard_USS_Abraham_Lincoln_%28CVN_72%29_stands_watch_over_munitions_staged_in_the_ship%27s_hangar_bay.jpg)