Record-Breaking and Exhausting: USS Abraham Lincoln Concludes Historic, Troubled Deployment Amid Operational Strain and High-Level Scrutiny
WASHINGTON — The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) is finally steaming toward home, bringing to a close a modern U.S. Navy deployment that shattered records for consecutive days spent at sea, while simultaneously exposing severe systemic strains, acute supply shortages, and profound morale crises among its roughly 5,000-person crew. The vessel, which originally…
