Flight crews support maritime security and stability operations from the aircraft carriers USS Abraham Lincoln and USS George H.W. Bush.

A U.S. Navy sailor directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the “Tophatters” of Strike Fighter Squadron VFA-14 on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), under way in the U.S. Fifth Fleet area of operations, June 9, 2026.

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