060622-N-7981E-067 Pacific Ocean (June 22, 2006)- A plane captain directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet aircrew as they perform control surface checks prior to takeoff on the flightdeck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72). Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 are currently participating in Operation Valiant Shield 2006, a large-scale joint forces exercise in the Guam operating area. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate Airman James R. Evans (RELELASED)