Flight deck "Shooters" signal that their aircraft is ready for launch on the number three steam powered catapult of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Carrier Strike Group is currently underway in the Hawaiian Operations Area to participate in the month-long Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist Seaman James R. Evans - Rimpac 2006, Naval Exercise
