USS Abraham Lincoln Heads for Home After Long Deployment
The carrier is returning after nearly 275 consecutive days at sea, as lawmakers press the Defense Department over crew stress and supply shortages.
- After a historic 275-day deployment, the USS Abraham Lincoln is heading home to San Diego, with Adm. Brad Cooper announcing Sunday the crew had "delivered a performance for the ages."
- The extended nine-month deployment caused significant strain, with reports of mental health challenges and supply shortages of food and hygiene products aboard the Lincoln.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dismissed reports as "completely misrepresented," while President Donald Trump called the deployment a "good period of time" and cited an admiral's assurance the ship was "beautifully maintained."
- The Asia-based USS George Washington arrived Wednesday to relieve the Lincoln in the Middle East, leaving the Pacific region without an American carrier strike group as China shows signs of aggression.
- While hostilities with Iran have calmed, the Navy is enforcing a reimposed blockade in the Strait of Hormuz that Defense Secretary Hegseth said can be maintained "indefinitely," though analysts warn operations are running sailors ragged.
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wbap.comUSS Abraham Lincoln Is Finally Coming Home After 275 Grueling Days At Sea
After nearly 275 days at sea, the USS Abraham Lincoln is heading home while another American carrier takes its place in the Middle East. U.S. military operations against Iran kept the San Diego-based carrier at sea months beyond its originally expected six-month deployment, NBC News reported. Earlier this week, the Lincoln began its journey home and should reach San Diego in the coming weeks, a U.S. official told NBC News. Meanwhile, the USS Geo…
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The USS Abraham Lincoln is heading to the US after a record-breaking nine-month deployment riddled with assorted issues The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is now heading home from its extended deployment, multiple US media outlets reported on Thursday, citing unnamed officials. The carrier’s deployment began in late November last year and was originally scheduled...
USS Abraham Lincoln heads for home after long deployment - Regional Media News
(The Center Square) - The San Diego-based USS Abraham Lincoln is returning to its homeport after a nine-month deployment. The Japan-based USS George Washington traveled to the Middle East as the Lincoln's relief. The return to San Diego will take three to four weeks. The Lincoln left San Diego in November for a seven-month deployment to the Indo-Pacific region. However, the 5,000-person crew saw the deployment prolonged to 266 days and an increa…
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