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 photographic record documents the operations being conducted from the ship's bridge during a critical military operation.

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