The USS Abraham Lincoln transits the Pacific Ocean during a deployment to the U.S. 5th and 7th Fleet areas of responsibility, Dec. 16, 2011. U.S. sailors and Marines assigned to the USS Abraham Lincoln, the USS Carl Vinson and the USS Makin Island performed several operations between Dec. 13 and Dec. 20, 2011, while under way in the Pacific Ocean. U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Zachary S. Welch