Posted: 08/01/2011
PACIFIC OCEAN (Aug. 3, 2011) A shooter signals the launch of an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Flying Eagles of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 122 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is underway off the coast of Southern California conducting carrier flight qualifications. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Mason Campbell)