071027-N-7981E-260 PACIFIC OCEAN (October 27, 2007)- An aircraft director positions an aircraft on one of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln's steam-powered catapults during flight operations on the ship's flight deck. Lincoln and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 are underway off the coast of Southern Calif. participating in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), an exercise aimed at enhancing the interoperability between Lincoln and its Strike Group. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class James R. Evans (RELEASED)