The USS Abraham Lincoln has spent more than 250 consecutive days at sea without a significant port visit, after being diverted from a Pacific deployment to the Middle East during the US-Israel war with Iran. Navy Times and Stars and Stripes reported shortages of supplies and water, plumbing failures, low morale, and multiple attempts by sailors to jump overboard among the roughly 5,000-person crew.
The Wall Street Journal reported the military is preparing to replace the Lincoln with the USS George Washington. A Navy official told the Guardian there has been no identified increase in suicidal ideation and that sailors have 'continuous access to clean water, functional AC and healthy meal options,' while Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth called the reporting 'completely misrepresented.'
Retired officers offered a different picture: Robert Murrett noted typical carrier deployments run about six months with port visits for rest, while the Lincoln has had none in nearly nine. Retired Rear Admiral Nancy Lacore, ousted by Hegseth in August, said sailors were told an end date only to have the ship turn around when the region changed.
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