What happens to a giant Navy ship when its job is done? Most of them end up as scrap metal. The USS Algol got a different ending. According to the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife’s A Guide to Fishing and Diving New Jersey Reefs, the state’s reef program has used vessels ranging from … Read more
After more than 10 months at sea supporting the Iran wasthousands of sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln returned to San Diego Bay on Thursday, reuniting with families, meeting babies born during their absence and bringing an unusually long deployment to an emotional close. USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego after record deployment. (AFP) … Read more
The United States is sending its third aircraft carrier, USS Theodore Roosevelt and its strike group, to the Middle East where two other US carrier strike groups are already deployed, the Axios reported. File photo of USS Theodore Roosevelt in the South China Sea. (U.S. Navy via AP) The USS Theodore Roosevelt and its strike … Read more
USS Abraham Lincoln has been at centre of controversy over its prolonged deployment and is now headed home US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sailed past Singapore early Sunday as it headed home after an extended deployment in the Middle East, with the warship expected to make a port visit in Thailand for rest and … Read more
Luis Manuel Aviles, left, and son Joshua Aviles stand outside their home shortly before Joshua was deployed on the USS Lincoln (File pic) The father, of a US sailor who spent more than nine months aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during the Iran war, was taken into federal immigration detention in Florida, the sailor said, … Read more
New images purportedly showing conditions aboard the USS George Washington have surfaced after separate complaints about conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln. The images, shared by author and investigator Seth Harp, appear to show a dirty bathroom floor, corroded pipes and a toilet containing brownish liquid. Harp described the carrier as “moldy old” following its … Read more
A sailor aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln shared a video showing clogged and broken toilets inside the aircraft carrier. In the video, which has gone viral on X, the sailor says, “Wait till y’all see toilets” and questions how sailors are expected to use the facility. A U.S. sailor, assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 133, … Read more
USS Abraham Lincoln has been at centre of controversy over its prolonged deployment affecting sailors’ mental health The USS Abraham Lincoln, the US aircraft carrier that has spent months supporting American combat operations in the Middle East war against Iran, is set to return home, amid growing scrutiny over conditions faced by its roughly 5,000 … Read more
Aaron Parnas, attorney and independent journalist, shared a message from the wife of a USS Abraham Lincoln sailor who described the carrier’s deployment as the “worst deployment” her husband has faced in more than 20 years of service. She said sailors are exhausted, getting only a few hours of sleep and not receiving days off. … Read more