Trump Dismisses Concerns Over Conditions on USS Lincoln Carrier
By Updated on: August 14, 2026 / 9:45 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google The USS George Washington aircraft carrier is headed to the Middle East to…
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The USS Lincoln deployed in November 2025, first to the Pacific but then was sent to the Middle East ahead of the Iran war. Once in the Middle East, it will join the USS George H.W. Bush carrier and leave the U.S. without a carrier in the Pacific. President Donald Trump downplayed concerns over conditions for sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, amid an uproar from service members’ families as its deployment to the Middle East approaches nine months.
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The USS Lincoln deployed in November 2025, first to the Pacific but then was sent to the Middle East ahead of the Iran war.
according to CBS News — LatestOnce in the Middle East, it will join the USS George H.W. Bush carrier and leave the U.S. without a carrier in the Pacific.
according to CBS News — LatestPresident Donald Trump downplayed concerns over conditions for sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, amid an uproar from service members’ families as its deployment to the Middle East approaches nine months
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