U.S. Pacific Fleet
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LOS ANGELES (26 July, 2011) - Rear Admiral Troy ‘Mike’ Shoemaker, Commander of Carrier Strike Group 9, gives his greetings to a young patient at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County while Sailors from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) visit the hospital in support of the Navy’s Caps For Kids program. Lincoln and several other Navy ships are in Los Angeles for L.A. Navy Week 2011, participation in which will demonstrate to area leaders and the general public that the Navy remains an effective and vital tool of national defense and a viable career opportunity for young men and women. Lincoln’s visit is the first by an aircraft carrier to the L.A. area in more than 20 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kirk Putnam/Released)
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LOS ANGELES (26 July, 2011) - Rear Admiral Troy ‘Mike’ Shoemaker, Commander of Carrier Strike Group 9, gives his greetings to a young patient at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County while Sailors from USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) visit the hospital in support of the Navy’s Caps For Kids program. Lincoln and several other Navy ships are in Los Angeles for L.A. Navy Week 2011, participation in which will demonstrate to area leaders and the general public that the Navy remains an effective and vital tool of national defense and a viable career opportunity for young men and women. Lincoln’s visit is the first by an aircraft carrier to the L.A. area in more than 20 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kirk Putnam/Released)