Pacific Ocean - An F/A-18F Superhornet of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 "Bounty Hunters" launches from one of the waist catapults aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) during cyclic flight operations. 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
