Crisis on USS Abraham Lincoln exposes shortfalls of US military readiness
- Reports from the USS Abraham Lincoln describe a crew running on almost no sleep and suffering mental strain.
- The Navy’s own account acknowledged that the Lincoln spent 266 days deployed, 200 of them in a combat zone.
- It said that meal plans were adjusted when fresh resupply was unavailable, and that its sailors and Marines had been “pushed to their limits.
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- Reports from the USS Abraham Lincoln describe a crew running on almost no sleep and suffering mental strain.
- The Navy’s own account acknowledged that the Lincoln spent 266 days deployed, 200 of them in a combat zone.
- It said that meal plans were adjusted when fresh resupply was unavailable, and that its sailors and Marines had been “pushed to their limits.
Sources: The Independent