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  USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abraham Lincoln was to be the first carrier to integrate female aviators into the crew after the Combat Exclusion Laws were lifted on 28 April 1993.
Abraham Lincoln's third deployment began in April 1995 when Lincoln was went to the Persian Gulf, where the ship assisted in Southern Watch and in Operation Vigilant Sentinel.
Abraham Lincoln was in port on 11 September 2001.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Abraham_Lincoln_(CVN-72)   (1164 words)

  
 USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Abraham Lincoln was to be the first carrier to integrate female aviators into the crew after the were lifted on 28 April, 1993.
Abraham Lincoln's third deployment began in April 1995 when Lincoln was went to the Persian Gulf, where the ship assisted in Southern Watch and in.
Although the original rationale for using the jet was that Abraham Lincoln would be too far offshore for the usual helicopter arrival, the ship was well within range by the day of the event.
www.bexley.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/USS_Abraham_Lincoln_(CVN-72)   (1346 words)

  
 Why War? Keywords: USS Abraham Lincoln   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Either the USS Abraham Lincoln or the USS Kitty Hawk battle group would be sent from the Pacific fleets....
USS Abraham Lincoln carrier battle group is in the area.
A fictional USS Abraham Lincoln, frigate, is sunk by Captain Nemo's Nautilus in Jules Verne's novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.
www.why-war.com /encyclopedia/organizations/USS_Abraham_Lincoln   (400 words)

  
 Information Headquarters: Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865) was the 16th (1861-1865) President of the United States, and the first President from the Republican Party.
Lincoln served four terms in the Illinois State Legislature, was twice elected to Congress (1847 and 1849) and had a successful law practice in Illinois both before and after his two terms in the House of Representatives.
At Lincoln's inauguration on March 4, 1861, the Turners formed Lincoln's bodyguard, and a sizable garrison of Union troops was always present, ready to protect the president and the capital from rebel invasion.
www.informationheadquarters.com /Abraham_Lincoln.shtml   (1361 words)

  
 USS Abraham Lincoln - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Two United States Navy ships have borne the name Abraham Lincoln, in honor of the 16th President.
The first Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602) was a ballistic missile submarine commissioned 1961.
The second Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is an aircraft carrier commissioned in 1989.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Abraham_Lincoln   (155 words)

  
 USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) - Pictures   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The second USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), nicknamed "Abe", is the fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in the United States Navy.
Abraham Lincoln's third deployment began in April of 1995 when the Lincoln was redeployed to the Persian Gulf, where the ship assisted in Southern Watch and in Operation Vigilant Sentinel.
Abraham Lincoln was one of several naval vessels that were redeployed after 11 September 2001.
greatestinfo.org /USS_Abraham_Lincoln_(CVN-72)   (1008 words)

  
 Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln
As as the USS Abraham Lincoln cast a shadow over the pier of Naval Station Everett yesterday morning, the crew and the crowd waiting to gree them could feel their nearly 10-month separation drawing to an end.
Everett is expecting a crowd of 10,000 tomorrow to officially welcome the USS Abraham Lincoln home -- from families on the base to visitors at the port's pier party to residents throwing barbecues in homes that overlook the water.
When the USS Abraham Lincoln returns to homeport Everett May 6, the first off the ship will be 70 new dads who've never seen their babies.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /lincoln   (1208 words)

  
 USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The second USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), is the fifth Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in the United States Navy.
The Lincoln was one of the carriers in the Persian Gulf supporting the 2003 Iraq war.
On 1 May 2003 President George W. Bush safely landed in an S-3B Viking on the deck of the Abraham Lincoln, which was returning from a nearly ten month deployment for operations in Afghanistan and Operation Iraqi Freedom.
www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/u/us/uss_abraham_lincoln__cvn_72_.html   (315 words)

  
 USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) completed its sea trials Sept. 20 when it returned to the ship’s homeport of Naval Station Everett.
Abraham Lincoln's sea trials marked the first time that a Northwest carrier has completed such an event in the Northwest vice southern California, saving taxpayer dollars and improving crew quality of life by minimizing family separation.
Abraham Lincoln is the Navy’s first carrier to switch over from the older MARK 19 gyro to the ultra-modern ring laser gyro.
www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/docs/990920-NEWS_PR_trials.htm   (611 words)

  
 USS Abraham Lincoln Gears Up for Deployment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Abraham Lincoln is the flagship for Commander, USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG), Rear Adm. Doug Crowder.
Lincoln's embarked air wing consists of multiple aircraft that can be used to conduct a range of missions, from strike to providing a visible presence to demonstrate resolve in a crisis.
This is the first deployment for the Lincoln CSG since the ship and crew returned from their historic 10-month deployment in May 2003 supporting Operations Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=15077   (349 words)

  
 ABC News: USS Abraham Lincoln Back From Tsunami Trip   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
With sailors lining the rails, the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier makes its way to its home port at Naval Station Everett in Everett, Wash., Friday, March 4, 2005, after a five-month deployment at sea.
In December, the Navy diverted the vessel to south Asia, where the Lincoln and its air wing were the hub of a relief operation to help tsunami victims.
Helicopters from the Lincoln flew hundreds of missions to deliver food, water and other aid along the devastated west coast of the Indonesian island of Sumatra.
abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory?id=553073   (380 words)

  
 USS Abraham Lincoln to visit Hobart, Tasmania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) will pay a five-day port visit to the city of Hobart, Tasmania, Jan. 21-25.
Also on Jan. 22, Abraham Lincoln’s world famous clown troupe will entertain children at the Royal Hobart Hospital and two of Abe’s basketball teams will take on local youth teams in a 3-on-3 competition in the city’s Youth Arcade.
The Abraham Lincoln Battle Group is scheduled to return to the United States in early February.
www.c7f.navy.mil /news/2001/22.html   (243 words)

  
 Abraham Lincoln Strike Group
The Abraham Lincoln Battle Group, under the command of Rear Adm. Phillip Balisle, was comprised of the carrier, which served as the command ship for the battle group, and eight other vessels.
On 10 February 2001 USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) brought their six-month deployment to an end as the carrier arrived in its homeport of Everett, Wash. During the initial transit phase, port visits to Hong Kong, Singapore, and Thailand were scheduled.
The Abraham Lincoln's surgical wards, engineering and construction capabilities, in addition to water purification equipment and helicopters were expected to provide much-needed assistance in relief operations, but also search and rescue missions as well as the ferrying of needed supplies to disaster areas.
www.globalsecurity.org /military/agency/navy/batgru-72.htm   (2592 words)

  
 USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) is America's fifth Nimitz class carrier.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN operated in the Arabian Gulf and was initially scheduled to return home on January 20, 2003, but the Battle Group - while already underway home - was ordered to remain in the Gulf area to be able to participate in Operation Iraqi Freedom which started in March.
The ABRAHAM LINCOLN was ordered to proceed to the waters off Thailand and Indonesia where her embarked helicopters of HS-2 and HSL-47 were used to distribute food, medicine and other urgently needed goods.
www.navysite.de /cvn/cvn72history.htm   (1520 words)

  
 USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)
Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809, in a log cabin near Hodgenville, Kentucky.
Although he had stated a willingness to tolerate slavery where it existed, Lincoln's election as the 16th president of the United States on November 6, 1860 precipitated the secession of the southern states and the formation of the Confederacy.
Abraham Lincoln will be forever remembered for his vital role as the leader who preserved the Union and began a process that led to the end of slavery in the United States.
navysite.de /cvn/cvn72.html   (884 words)

  
 Seattle Post-Intelligencer: M.L. Lyke -- Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: M.L. Lyke -- Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln
P-I reporter M.L. Lyke spent most of March as an "embedded" journalist on board the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Persian Gulf.
My femme journo pals pulled together a party with a USS Abe Lincoln ballcap embroidered with my name and a "fl market" cheesecake -- the mess director wouldn't let L.A. Times reporter Carol Williams buy one, but a sympathetic petty officer met her in secret on the smoking deck and slipped her one.
seattlepi.nwsource.com /lincoln/journal   (1202 words)

  
 US Navy Press Releases: USS Abraham Lincoln arrives home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
"USS Abraham Lincoln's recent participation in the Rim of the Pacific exercise, as well as the operational successes the ship and air wing achieved during the work-up cycle, prepared us well for deployment," said Capt. Doug Dupouy, commanding officer.
Relieving the USS George Washington (CVN 73) Battle Group ahead of schedule, USS Abraham Lincoln assumed duties as the "tip of the spear" carrier, ready to fight and maintain vigilance over the air space in the no-fly zone over Iraq.
USS Abraham Lincoln took on friends and family as part of "Tiger Cruise 2001" and arrived in Everett following a two and a half day transit.
calbears.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_pnav/is_200102/ai_2127845907   (759 words)

  
 An F-18 Hornet prepares to land on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).
An F-18 Hornet prepares to land on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72).
An F-18 Hornet prepares to land on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) while conducting flight qualifications on Aug. 9, 2004.
The Lincoln and its embarked Carrier Air Wing 2 are currently conducting operations in preparation for an upcoming deployment.
www.defenselink.mil /photos/Aug2004/040809-N-0057P-001.html   (73 words)

  
 Navy Fact File: Aircraft Carriers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
USS Nimitz (CVN 68) was the first to undergo its initial refueling during a 33-month Refueling Complex Overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va., in 1998.
USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), Bremerton, Wash.
USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), San Diego, Calif.
www.chinfo.navy.mil /navpalib/factfile/ships/ship-cv.html   (520 words)

  
 CNN.com - USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier headed home to Washington state - Apr. 10, 2003
A sailor stands watch with a.50 caliber gun aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf in late March.
The Navy confirmed Wednesday that the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has been released from duty in the Iraq war and is returning to its home port here.
The carrier was relieved of duty by the USS Nimitz, spokesman Rick Huling said.
www.cnn.com /2003/US/West/04/10/uss.lincoln.returns.ap   (353 words)

  
 USS Abraham Lincoln’s Dental Department Keeps Battle Group Sailors Smiling
Abraham Lincoln is deployed on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific/Arabian Gulf deployment.
This deployment, Abraham Lincoln’s dental department offered a service for the first time that helped to alleviate some of the logistical pain of distant sore teeth -- instead of having the Sailors fly to the Lincoln, the Lincoln flew to them.
For the times the dental teams were away from the Lincoln, there were no real setbacks aboard, as the trips had been planned and scheduled to prevent any low manning.
www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=5267   (845 words)

  
 Townhall.com :: Columns :: A salute to the USS Abraham Lincoln by Michelle Malkin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
At the drop of a hat, the USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group sped from Hong Kong to help survivors of the tsunami disaster in southern Asia.
Believe it or not, the USS Abraham Lincoln has been banned from docking at certain politically correct ports because of its reactors.
In October 1993, Abraham Lincoln took off from the Arabian Gulf (where it was supporting the U.N.-sanctioned enforcement of the no-fly zone over southern Iraq) for Somalia.
www.townhall.com /columnists/michellemalkin/mm20050105.shtml   (662 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Military -- Deployment of USS Nimitz commits unprecedented firepower to Middle East
SAN DIEGO – The assignment of the USS Nimitz and its battle group to the Persian Gulf means the U.S. military soon will have an unprecedented floating air force within striking distance of Iraq.
The Lincoln, the USS Kitty Hawk and the USS Constellation are in the Persian Gulf.
The USS Harry S. Truman and USS Theodore Roosevelt are in the eastern Mediterranean, within striking range of Iraq.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/military/20030301-1117-carrierpower.html   (537 words)

  
 Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address - Fellow-Countrymen: At this second appearing to take the oath of the Presidential office there is...
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www.infoplease.com /id/A0829825   (244 words)

  
 Naval Technology - Nimitz Class - Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carriers - US Navy CVN
Other hulls are: USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69), Oct 1977; USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Mar 1982; USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71), Oct 1986; USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), Nov 1989; USS George Washington (CVN 73), Jul 1992; USS John C Stennis (CVN 74), Dec 1995; USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) July 1998.
USS Nimitz and USS Ronald Reagan have been fitted with the SSDS Mk2 Mod 0 ship self defense system, developed by Raytheon.
USS Nimitz has also been fitted with the Lockheed Martin TIS (Tactical Input Segment) digital reconnaissance processing system, which can receive real-time imagery from airborne sensors.
www.naval-technology.com /projects/nimitz   (1055 words)

  
 USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN
USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) will bring its six-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA) in Puget Sound Naval Shipyard to a close Sept. 15 when the ship goes to sea for the first time since March 31.
Sixteen berthing compartments were rehabilitated and 800 racks (beds) were replaced, significantly improving the quality of life for the ship's 2,900 crewmembers and 2,500 air wing personnel.
USS Abraham Lincoln will arrive at Naval Station Everett's Pier Alfa at approximately 1:30 p.m.
www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/docs/990913-NEWS_PR_release.htm   (603 words)

  
 Navy NewsStand - The Source for Navy News
Sailors from USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), assisted a grateful community in Pearlington, Miss., in October by removing old refrigerators from the area, which had become a health hazard after Hurricane...
USS ESSEX (NNS) -- USS Essex (LHD 2) conducted a non-combatant evacuation operation (NEO) drill Oct. 16, during the ship’s fall deployment.
USS DECATUR, At Sea (NNS) -- The crew of USS Decatur (DDG 73) welcomed aboard some of San Diego’s prominent community leaders as part of the Navy’s Leaders to Sea (LTS) program while underway off the coast of Southern California Sept. 21 and 22.
www.news.navy.mil /local/cpf/?id=23   (1117 words)

  
 Operations on USS Abraham Lincoln 2002 - Photo Gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) has three squadrons of Boeing F/A-18C Hornets embarked: VFA-25 and -113 with the F/A-18C and VFA-115 with the F/A-18E Super Hornet.
Boeing F/A-18C Hornets and F/A-18E Super Hornets are the main strike jets embarked on the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Northern Arabian Gulf, November 2002, while supporting Operation 'Southern Watch'...
The JDAM is the weapon of choice for Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet pilots of VFA-115, which is embarked on USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Northern Arabian Gulf, November 2002, supporting Operation 'Southern Watch'...
www.janes.com /defence/naval_forces/gallery/ussabraham02/ussabraham02_gallery.shtml   (518 words)

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