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Photo / Image: Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) has been in the Arabian Sea since late January 2026. (photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Aleksandr Freutel while sailing in the Pacific Ocean in June 2022)

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