Keywords: US Navy 071029-N-7981E-216 A plane captain assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34, directs a pilot performing pre-flight checks on his aircraft.jpg en PACIFIC OCEAN Oct 29 2007 - A plane captain assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron VFA 34 directs a pilot performing pre-flight checks on his aircraft prior to the commencement of flight operations aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72 Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing CVW 2 are underway off the coast of Southern California participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise COMPTUEX an exercise aimed at enhancing the interoperability between Lincoln and its strike group U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James R Evans RELEASED 2007-10-29 071029-N-7981E-216 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 52289 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James R Evans PD-USGov-Military-Navy Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72 Pre-flight checks US Navy |