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Hegseth unveils Presidential Unit Citation to USS Abraham Lincoln crew after lengthy deployment
The citation recognized 3,693 combat sorties and 64 ship sinkings during a record 321-day deployment, according to Hegseth.
- On Thursday, the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group returns to San Diego after a 321-day deployment, following Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's Wednesday presentation of the Presidential Unit Citation to the crew.
- Operation Epic Fury necessitated the carrier's record-long deployment, with Hegseth citing 40 days of combat operations and an 'ironclad maritime blockade' against Iran as justification for the unit's historic honor.
- According to the award citation, the strike group executed 3,693 combat sorties, launched 450 Tomahawk missiles, and sank 64 Iranian warships, delivering 1.37 million pounds of ordnance during the mission.
- Navy officials confirmed eight sailors attempted suicide during the deployment, while lawmakers conducted in-person oversight last month following reports of supply shortages and deteriorating conditions aboard the vessel.
- Maintaining U.S. naval presence in the Middle East, the USS George Washington relieved the Lincoln in August as officials weigh deploying the USS Theodore Roosevelt to the region by late October.
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The aircraft carrier will return this Thursday after 321 days of mission, during which its crew faced supply problems, wear and tear and eight suicide attempts
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