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USS Abraham Lincoln Heading Home After Months at Sea Under Difficult Conditions
Families reported food shortages, broken toilets and spoiled meals aboard the carrier, and officials said at least two crew members tried to jump overboard.
- On Friday, Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao announced the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is returning to the United States as part of a "planned rotation" after nearly nine months deployed.
- Originally deployed in November 2025 for standard Pacific operations, the Lincoln was redirected to the Middle East in January to support regional efforts as tensions with Iran heightened.
- Families of sailors have reported "food shortages, meals missed, spoiled and rotten food, broken toilets, lack of hot water, mold and mildew," with the ship sailing over 270 days without a port call.
- U.S. Central Command pushed back on poor-condition reports, stating "Sailors and Marines of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group remain resilient and resolved." Democratic lawmakers counter that the extended deployment reveals strategic readiness gaps.
- The Japan-based USS George Washington is heading west through the Strait of Malacca to relieve the Lincoln. Analysts warn this deployment could leave the U.S. with reduced Pacific presence for over a year.
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The har været meldinger om fehl på mad, dårlige sanitære forhold og selvmordsforsøg på hangarskib
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News Wrap: U.S. carrier heading home after long deployment
In our news wrap Thursday, U.S. military says the USS Abraham Lincoln is heading home following a roughly nine-month deployment and reports of poor living conditions, storms and at least one tornado tore through parts of Germany overnight and China sentenced the founder of Evergrande to life in prison five years after the company's collapse sent shockwaves through China's economy.
Several family accounts recount the poor conditions of sailors in the aircraft carrier and even suicide attempts in some cases
·Pozuelo de Alarcón, Spain
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