Sailors inspect the catapult prior to takeoffs aboard the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the North Arabian Sea on October 16, 2002. Ships from the Lincoln Battle Group are in the region to support Operation Enduring Freedom. Picture taken October 16. REUTERS/Chip East
A sailor attaches the fuse to a 500 pound bomb hanging from the wing of an F/A-18 Hornet aircraft aboard the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the North Arabian Sea on October 16, 2002. Ships from the Lincoln Battle Group are in the region to support Operation Enduring Freedom. Picture taken October 16. REUTERS/Chip East
A sailor plots a heading on a nautical chart on the bridge aboard the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the North Arabian Sea on October 16, 2002. Ships from the Lincoln Battle Group are in the region to support Operation Enduring Freedom. Picture taken October 16. REUTERS/Chip East
A sailor mans the helm of the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the North Arabian Sea on October 16, 2002. Ships from the Lincoln Battle Group are in the region to support Operation Enduring Freedom. Picture taken October 16. REUTERS/Chip East