080923-N-7981E-119 Pacific Ocean (September 23, 2008)- An aircraft director supervises an under instruction trainee as he directs an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to "Bounty Hunters" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 on the flight deck of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). The USS Abraham Lincoln Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. Operating in the Western Pacific and Indian Ocean, the U.S. 7th Fleet is the largest of the forward-deployed U.S. fleets covering 52 million square miles, with approximately 60-70 ships, 200-300 aircraft and 40,000 Sailors and Marines assigned at any given time. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans (RELEASED)