Pacific Ocean (Sept. 7, 2004) - Aviation Ordnancemen assigned to the "Kestrels" of Strike Fighter Squadron One Three Seven (VFA-137) load a 500lb. Mk-82 general purpose bomb on an F/A-18E Super Hornet aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing Two (CVW-2) are currently conducting local operations in preparation for an upcoming deployment. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airmen Jacob J. Kirk (RELEASED)