A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet aircraft assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 137 lands on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) March 18, 2012, while the ship is under way in the Persian Gulf. Abraham Lincoln was deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to conduct maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Benjamin T. Liston/Released)