Greetings Lincoln Nation! It’s been an exciting two weeks full of awards, achievements and good deeds.
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17th Moored at Naval Station Norfolk Sailors walk up the brow to attend a hearing conservation training in the hangar bay.
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16th D.C. Trip Sailors visit the nation’s capital to familiarize themselves with the Lincoln and other sites along the National Mall.
23rd Annual Hull Cleaning ND1 Mike Charles takes off his helmet after a routine coral removal from the hull.
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26th Friends of Firefighters AO3 Kareg Ballard saws wood in support of Friends of Firefighters.
28th Routine Maintenance ICFN Elzie Byrd prepares to uncover an electrical box to conduct routine maintenance.
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26th ABHAN Aaron Del Vecchio stands ramp watch aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln.
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February 7th Hampton Roads Cleanup OS2 Timothy Sprucebank and OSSN Preston Shelley pick up trash during a community relations project
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8th Black History Celebration HN JoJuan Lee and ABCM Sylvester Campbell cut a cake during a Black History Month celebration.
11th Ronald McDonald Visit Sailors from the FCPOA cook breakfast for families at the Ronald McDonald House.
11th CNN Visit Capt. Karl O. Thomas speaks with CNN’s Larry Shaughnessy during an interview on the bridge.
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13th Lincoln Enters Shipyards Seaman Luis Collado heaves line to get the ship underway at Naval Station Norfolk on its way to enter Newport News Shipyard.
25th Navy-wide E-4 Exam Sailors take part in the Navy-wide E-4 exam at the Hampton Roads Convention Center.
20th Lincoln Family Night Capt. Karl O. Thomas gives a tour to Lincoln families as part of the RCOH Family Night.
25th Culinary Preparations CS3 Earl Oliver prepares french fries to serve in the galley.
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6th Lincoln Night Capt. Karl O. Thomas and SN Alex Penegar prepare to drop the puck at Norfolk Admirals’ “Lincoln Night.”
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10th Captain’s Cup Softball Chief Aviation Ordnanceman Juan Nevarez hits warm-up shots before a Captain’s Cup Softball Tournament game.
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april 11th Command PT Sailors workout during command physical training at Huntington Hall.
17th Food Bank COMREL Sailors help set up the Virginia Peninsula Food Bank’s 20th Annual “Tastefully Yours” as part of a community relations project.
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23rd LIFAC Visit AD2 Perry Anderson uses the plasma cutter to cut a steel metal sheet at Lincoln’s LIFAC facility.
23rd Lincoln Safety Expo Capt. Karl O. Thomas and Cmdr. Daniel Jurta speak with Huntington Ingalls-Newport News Shipbuilding workers during a safety expo.
10th Command Picnic Executive Officer Cmdr. Randall Peck is immersed in the “Dunk Tank” during the ship’s command picnic at Norfolk Naval Shipyard Scott Annex in Portsmouth.
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4th Ft. Monroe Beach Cleanup Sailors pick up garbage and debris on Outlook Beach at Fort Monroe as part of a community relations project.
17th Command Picnic Sailors participate in a “Pie-in-theFace” event during the command picnic at Norfolk Naval Shipyard Scott Annex in Portsmouth.
20th LIFAC Visit HTFN Maria Lujan welds repairs on a watertight door at Lincoln’s satellite Light Industrial Facility.
22nd Captain’s Cup Kickball OS2 Erin Pickens prepares to take a shot during the Captain’s Cup kickball tournament championship game
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7th USS Wisconsin COMREL OS2 Maecyn Landrith, SCPOA president, paints the USS Wisconsin’s ship library as part of a community relations project.
10th Newsome Park COMREL AO3 Geraud Lewis explains rules to students during field day events at the Newsome Park Elementary School
12th Captain’s Cup Flag Football Sailors participate in Captain’s Cup Flag Football at Huntington Hall.
21st Anchor Chain Removal BMSN Earthan Ward and Kasee Schwab disassemble the detachable link to the port anchor chain for maintenance.
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10th Newsome Park COMREL AO1 Datrel Johnson gives batting instructions to students during field day events at the Newsome Park Elementary School.
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10th Captain’s Cup Softball Sailors participate in a Captain’s Cup Softball Tournament game.
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july 2nd Keep What You Earned Sailors rally at Naval Station Norfolk to support the new “Keep What You Earned” Navy program.
2nd Habitat for Humanity AO3 Elliot Jones and ABE3 Matthew Scott shovel dirt to fill in the side of a Habitat for Humanity house.
25th Lincoln Day at The Tides Capt. Karl O. Thomas shakes hands with Norfolk Tides’ team coach, Jose Hernandez, during a Tides game at Harbor Park.
31st Habitat for Humanity Lt. David Duprey and ABE3 Justin Mowery place boards on the foundation of a Habitat for Humanity house.
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2nd Ft. Monroe Beach Cleanup Sailors clean the beach at Fort Monroe as part of a community relations project.
14th MWR B-B-Q ABCS Ronnie Paddila works the grill at a Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) barbecue at Huntington Hall field.
14th MWR B-B-Q ATC Michael Grego is dropped into a dunk tank at a Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) barbecue at Huntington Hall field.
16th 8K Memorial Run Sailors participate in the 8th Annual Floyd Carter Charity Run.
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26th Ballast Class Visits USS Wisconsin Museum Sailors from the Ballast training explore the bridge during a visit to the USS Wisconsin Museum.
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13th Chief Pinning Ceremony Newly pinned Chief Petty Officers stand in formation during the Lincoln’s Chief pinning ceremony at Fort Eustis.
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September 3rd Newsome Park School AO3 Justin Wooden and AO1 Datrel Johnson greet students of Newsome Park Elementary School as they return to class for the new school year.
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11th 9/11 Memorial EMC (Select) Jose Garabis gives remarks during a Sept. 11, 2001, commemoration ceremony at the Victory Arch in Newport News.
20th Lincoln Command COMREL Hospital Corpsmen shovel gravel at Norfolk Botanical Gardens during a seven-city command community relations project.
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16th Lincoln Pirates Soccer ITSN Megan Green, a Lincoln Pirates soccer player, steals the ball during a NAVSTA Norfolk Fall Soccer League game.
19th Fall Harvest FC2 Nicole Stanley makes bird feeders out of pine cones at the Fall Harvest Festival in Hampton, Va.
13th Navy Birthday Celebration Sailors cut a ceremonial cake in recognition of the Navy’s 238th birthday.
24th Trunk-or-Treat OS2 Indira Jagdeo paints a trick-or-treater’s face during Lincoln’s inaugural Trunk-orTreat at Nava Shipyard Norfolk Scott Annex in Portsmouth.
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1st IET Drill Sailors train to fight a class bravo fire as part of an in-port emergency team drill on the flight deck.
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8th Veteran’s Day Celebration Capt. Karl O. Thomas salutes the Honor Guard at the annual Hampton Veterans’ Association Medical Center’s Veterans’ Day celebration.
19th Gettysburg Address Recital ABH3 Enrae Green talks with Ollie Brown, an Armed Forces Retirement Home resident at a Gettysburg Address recital marking its 150th anniversary.
16th Evening Colors Sailors fold the National Ensign during evening colors on the fantail of the flight deck.
25th Food Bank Sailors transfer food into storage units for the Virginia Peninsula Food Bank.
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23rd Gettysburg Rememberance AOC Donnie Dowell places luminary candles at gravesites in the Soldier’s National Cemetery at the Gettysburg National Military Park.
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5th Frocking Ceremony Newly promoted Sailors stand in formation during the Fall cycle frocking ceremony.
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december 10th Decking Team AN Sara Huffman removes the old deck in a compartment with a pneumatic jackhammer. 12th Children’s Holiday Party Lt. David Duprey plays a guitar amongst the families of Sailors who are standing duty onboard the Floating Accommodation Facility.
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10th Captain’s Cup Basketball MM1 Michael Mills soars for a dunk during a Captain’s Cup Basketball game at Huntington Hall. 12th Holiday Party Capt. Karl O. Thomas, left, and Capt. Randall Peck pose with their wives at the holiday party.