A U.S. Navy Sailor observes flight operations in the pilothouse of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury, Feb. 28, 2026. The archival image documents the Sailor monitoring military operations from the bridge of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier.

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