Long-Deployed USS Lincoln Relieved in Middle East After Record-Setting Deployment
The carrier arrived after the Lincoln completed more than 250 days at sea, as officials cited crew stress and supply shortages.
- On Wednesday, the Asia-based USS George Washington arrived in the Middle East, relieving the USS Abraham Lincoln after reports of crew stress and supply shortages during the Iran War.
- The Lincoln completed a record-setting uninterrupted deployment of more than 250 days, with reports indicating crew stress and shortages of food and hygiene products during the extended time at sea.
- Downplaying reports on the Lincoln's conditions, President Donald Trump called the nearly nine months at sea a "good period of time" and added, "over the years, we've had them out there much longer."
- Asia now lacks an American carrier strike group as the Washington joins the USS George Bush in the Middle East, leaving the Asia-Pacific region without carrier presence amid China's increased aggression.
- Enforcing a reimposed blockade on Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz, the Navy continues Middle East operations as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth stated the U.S. can maintain the blockade "indefinitely.
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US aircraft carrier arrives in Middle East, relieving long-deployed USS Lincoln - WXXV News 25
By BEN FINLEY and KONSTANTIN TOROPIN WASHINGTON (AP) — The Asia-based USS George Washington aircraft carrier is now operating in the Middle East, the U.S. military said Thursday, relieving a long-deployed carrier following reports of mental health challenges and supply shortages aboard while it was supporting the Iran war. U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, said on social media that the carrier arrived…
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