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USS Lincoln arrives in Thailand in rusty condition
The USS Abraham Lincoln had been at sea for about nine months.
The USS Abraham Lincoln docked in Thailand.
The USS Abraham Lincoln had been supporting the US-Israel war with Iran.
USS Abraham Lincoln returns from marathon Middle East deployment
The deployment drew concerns about deteriorating mental health among the crew and shortages of key food supplies.
The Lincoln's commanding officer is Capt. Dan Keeler.
The ship was expected to depart Thailand over the weekend and continue its journey back to the U.S.
USS Abraham Lincoln's record deployment highlights US military readiness shortfalls
The Navy acknowledged that the Lincoln's sailors and Marines had been pushed to their limits.
By June 2017, 37% of warfare readiness certifications for cruiser and destroyer crews in Japan had expired.
1974 was the last year in which the United States did not launch a military intervention, according to the authors' database.
USS Abraham Lincoln heads to Thailand after lengthy deployment
The Trump administration has offered no clarity on how it intends to wind down the war.
The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln will make a stop in Thailand after its deployment in the Middle East.
The Royal Thai Navy said no military exercises would be carried out during the visit.
US Navy Considers Renaming Aircraft Carrier Named After Doris Miller
The USS Doris Miller would represent the first aircraft carrier named after a Black American and the first named after an enlisted service member.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sent a memo to Congress recommending that Doris Miller receive the Medal of Honor, according to a source familiar with the discussions.
The Navy announced the Ford-class ship would be named the USS Doris Miller during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day ceremony in 2020.
“Learning of this possibility of the name change comes as a shock to not only myself but my family as well, and we are hoping that this doesn't come to fruition. However, we did hear that in addition to the name change, they may name a different carrier after him,”
Backlash Follows Proposal to Rename US Navy Aircraft Carrier After Donald Trump
Doris Miller was awarded the Navy Cross for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The US Navy had previously announced that a carrier under construction would be named the USS Doris Miller to honor a World War II Pearl Harbor hero.
No aircraft carrier in the US Navy has ever been named after a sitting president.
“Dorie Miller’s bravery at Pearl Harbor is legendary and resulted in him being awarded the Navy Cross. This aircraft carrier shouldn’t be renamed at all, let alone for Donald Trump, who has denigrated servicemembers like Dorie Miller who have paid the ultimate price.”
USS Lincoln heading home after 272 days at sea
President Trump vowed economic warfare against Iran on an unprecedented scale.
The USS Lincoln is heading home from its deployment.
US aircraft carrier arrives in Middle East to relieve USS Lincoln
“not nearly long enough”
Analysis of USS Abraham Lincoln deployment strain
The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) served as a base for aerial combat operations in the Arabian Sea as part of Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. war on Iran.
Democratic Sens. Jon Ossoff and Mark Kelly have criticized the Trump administration and called for an investigation into living conditions aboard the Abraham Lincoln.
The Navy said leadership prioritized mission-critical supplies — first food, then hygiene items, then mail — and that crew members have access to clean water and healthy meal options.
“Leadership prioritized mission-critical supplies: first food, then hygiene items, then mail,”
US withdraws last aircraft carrier from Asia
The departure leaves the western Pacific without a U.S. aircraft carrier.
Clark said the Navy has 11 aircraft carriers and typically deploys two or three at a time.
Clark said the squeeze on U.S. aircraft carriers stems from a lack of preparation and planning for the Iran war.
“Sometimes it’s framed as, ‘These people haven’t had a vacation.’ But we are dealing with well-known limits on the capacity of a crew to operate at top efficiency over time. And that just declines.”
US CENTCOM commander visits deployed aircraft carrier
Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir said targeted assassinations should be carried out in Gaza, taking down 30 to 40 every night
Adm. Brad Cooper, the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East, visited the USS Lincoln during a regional tour that ended on Saturday
The U.S. Navy's blockade is a response to Iran asserting control over the Strait of Hormuz after the war began on Feb. 28 with U.S. and Israeli strikes
“History will record this deployment as one of the most operationally intense and consequential of the modern era.”
Concerns over extended USS Abraham Lincoln deployment
US media reports said the extended deployment triggered a mental health crisis among the crew, with some sailors attempting to jump overboard.
More than 5,000 staff members have been aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been conducting maritime security and blockade operations around the Strait of Hormuz.
A sailor's wife identified as Annabelle Loma told the Navy Times that her husband had attempted to jump overboard amid what she described as "severe burnout".
“These reports warrant immediate attention, but they also raise a broader question: whether the Navy can sustain the operational tempo now being demanded of its carrier force, particularly as this administration repeatedly commits US forces to conflicts of its own choosing and increasingly relies on aircraft carriers to sustain those operations,”
Trump dismisses concerns about conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth called the conditions on the carrier completely misrepresented.
President Trump said he is not concerned about the state of the USS Abraham Lincoln.
The USS Abraham Lincoln has been deployed for nine months.
“Some deployments are longer than others, and I have more respect and gratitude for those sailors than anybody. What they do in those high seas and those austere conditions with less port calls, it's incredible,”
USS Abraham Lincoln issues reported, aircraft carrier sent to relieve; Trump dismisses concerns
Senator Richard Blumenthal sent a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao saying reports about conditions aboard the Lincoln warrant immediate attention.
The USS Abraham Lincoln has approximately 5,000 sailors and Marines aboard.
More than 50,000 U.S. troops have been deployed to support the U.S.- and Israel-led war with Iran.
Democratic senators demand answers about conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
Blumenthal said the USS Abraham Lincoln has been deployed more than 250 days and has been at sea for over 200 consecutive days, setting a record.
Sen. Richard Blumenthal wrote a letter to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao calling for the Navy to account for conditions aboard the carrier.
Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona called for the Navy to allow a bipartisan Congressional Delegation to visit the USS Lincoln to conduct an oversight investigation.