US aircraft carrier deployment shifts
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Analysis: four upgrades that could decide US carrier edge over China
The MQ-25 Stingray is designed to deliver fuel from 1,000 miles away from the carrier.
The advanced weapons elevators on the USS Gerald R. Ford move 50% faster than the old type.
China is building its own electromagnetic catapult system.
USS Lincoln arrives in Thailand in rusty condition
The USS Abraham Lincoln had been at sea for about nine months.
The USS Abraham Lincoln had been supporting the US-Israel war with Iran.
The USS Abraham Lincoln is a US aircraft carrier.
USS Abraham Lincoln returns from marathon Middle East deployment
The Lincoln's deployment included an uninterrupted time at sea of 264 days before arriving in Thailand.
Two other ships from the Lincoln's strike group are docked in Thailand: the destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. and the cruiser USS Robert Smalls.
The Lincoln's commanding officer is Capt. Dan Keeler.
USS Abraham Lincoln's record deployment highlights US military readiness shortfalls
After the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the U.S. rate of new military interventions rose to 3.48 per year, an increase of nearly 50%.
Military leaders expressed concerns about readiness problems for an overstretched force before the Iran conflict.
The Navy acknowledged that the Lincoln's sailors and Marines had been pushed to their limits.
USS Abraham Lincoln heads to Thailand after lengthy deployment
The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln will make a stop in Thailand after its deployment in the Middle East.
The Trump administration has offered no clarity on how it intends to wind down the war.
Thai defense ministry spokesperson Surasant Kongsiri said that the Lincoln will stop in Thailand next week for rest and recovery before returning to its U.S base.
USS Lincoln heading home after 272 days at sea
The USS Lincoln is heading home from its deployment.
President Trump vowed economic warfare against Iran on an unprecedented scale.
US Navy Considers Renaming Aircraft Carrier Named After Doris Miller
Miller died in November 1943 when a Japanese submarine torpedoed the USS Liscome Bay.
The Navy announced the Ford-class ship would be named the USS Doris Miller during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day ceremony in 2020.
Doris Miller was awarded the Navy Cross for his combat actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
“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
No aircraft carrier in the US Navy has ever been named after a sitting president.
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.
“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.”
US aircraft carrier arrives in Middle East to relieve USS Lincoln
“not nearly long enough”
Analysis of USS Abraham Lincoln deployment strain
The Navy selected Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia as a replacement logistics base.
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.
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 CENTCOM commander visits deployed aircraft carrier
U.S. negotiator Jared Kushner held a meeting with Hamas chief Khalil al-Hayya in Egypt, confirmed by a regional official and a Hamas official speaking anonymously
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
Israel's military said it targeted two Hezbollah commanders in strikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday, the deadliest attacks since the June truce
“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
Blumenthal wrote that the reports raise the question of whether the Navy can sustain the operational tempo demanded of its carrier force.
During the Vietnam War the USS Midway operated for 332 days, the USS Coral Sea for 329 days and the USS Saratoga for 308 days.
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,”
US withdraws last aircraft carrier from Asia
A fire in a laundry space aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford forced the carrier to return to the Mediterranean Sea for repairs and left hundreds of sailors without places to sleep.
A Chinese guided-missile destroyer conducted a live-fire exercise off Japan's southernmost island of Okinotori in the previous month.
The USS Gerald R. Ford's deployment included support for the U.S. fight against Iran and the capture of Venezuela's then-leader Nicolás Maduro.
“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.”
Trump dismisses concerns about conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln
The USS George Washington is coming to relieve the Lincoln from its Middle East deployment.
The USS Gerald R. Ford was at sea for 326 days before returning home in May, setting a new record.
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
President Donald Trump dismissed concerns from families of service members about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the reports about conditions aboard the Lincoln are being completely misrepresented.
Trump said the deployments have not gone on long enough.
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.
Senate Democrats demanded answers about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln following reports of food shortages, broken plumbing and mental health crises during the carrier's deployment.