266 days deployed: USS Abraham Lincoln to return home amid rising scrutiny over sailor welfare
- Acting US navy secretary Hung Cao announced Friday (local time) that the carrier would return to the US as part of a planned rotation, saying the Lincoln's deployment had been extended because its mission demanded it.
- A group of House Democrats sent a letter Friday to the Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao probing into conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln, a ship that has been docked in the Middle East for over 260 days.
- Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), Maggie Goodlander (D-N.
Confirmed
- Acting US navy secretary Hung Cao announced Friday (local time) that the carrier would return to the US as part of a planned rotation, saying the Lincoln's deployment had been extended because its mission demanded it.
- A group of House Democrats sent a letter Friday to the Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao probing into conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln, a ship that has been docked in the Middle East for over 260 days.
Unverified
- Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), Maggie Goodlander (D-N.
Sources: The Hill, Times of India