As reports grow of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln, new aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has been deployed at sea for a record amount of time with no set return date, leading to reports of mental health concerns among its crew. The military is now sending another carrier, the USS George Washington, to the Middle East to replace it.
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11 sourcesNew aircraft carrier en route to Middle East after issues reported aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
USS Abraham Lincoln to head home amid concerns about living conditions
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43 sourcesBreaking down the logistics of USS Washington's replacement of USS Lincoln in Middle East
USS Washington aircraft carrier heads to Middle East to replace USS Lincoln
US sailors report dire conditions as replacement carrier heads to Middle East
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13 sourcesNavy dispatches new aircraft carrier to Middle East to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln
US carrier to leave Middle East amid reports of dire conditions
USS George Washington To Replace USS Abraham Lincoln As Concerns Grow About Mental Health Of Crew
UPDATE 2-Hegseth says reports about poor conditions aboard carrier are misrepresented
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7 articlesUS sailors hit by strain of long aircraft carrier deployment
Crew Of Aircraft Carrier In Persian Gulf Reaches Breaking Point, Multiple Attempted Overboards Reported
Pete Hegseth dismisses reports of deteriorating conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln
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The story so far
4 developments- Aug 11Multiple USS Abraham Lincoln sailors have tried to go overboard amid extended deployment, families say
- Aug 12Concerns grow for sailors as USS Abraham Lincoln deployment is extended
- Aug 13Hegseth says conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln are "completely misrepresented"
- Aug 14New aircraft carrier on way to replace USS Lincoln
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Quiet for 64 daysLast development · Aug 14 — New aircraft carrier on way to replace USS Lincoln
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