Flight deck crew positions an F-35C on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln Monday afternoon August 27, 2018. Two F-35Cs wait alongside F-18s on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln Monday afternoon August 27, 2018. An F-35C takes off from the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln Monday afternoon August 27, 2018. Flight deck crew prepare to launch an F-35C on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln Monday afternoon August 27, 2018. For the first time, F-35Cs were integrated into an air wing and participated in cyclic missions alongside other aircraft from Carrier Air Wing 7. (Photos by Jonathon Gruenke / Daily Press) For more photos, click here. For video, click here.