Pacific Ocean - An aircraft director guides an EA-6B Prowler of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131 "Lancers" into launching position on a steam powered catapault during flight operations onboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). Lincoln and Combat Carrier Strike Group 9 are 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
