Democratic senators demand answers about conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
Senate Democrats are demanding answers about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during the aircraft carrier's record-setting deployment.
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01 02 WorldUnited StatesNew aircraft carrier going to Middle East amid questions over conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln
The U.S. is sending a new aircraft carrier to the Middle East amid reports of poor conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been long deployed to the theater in support of the war against Iran.  The USS George Washington, a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, departed a port in Vietnam last week and was spotted…
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03 TechnologyUnited StatesLive updates: Appeals court calls deportation case ‘moot’; Pentagon pushed on complaints from USS Abraham Lincoln
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that a case challenging the Trump administration on its use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants is now moot, with the plaintiffs having been deported using another law. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday claimed that conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier have been…
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04 HealthUnited StatesPete Hegseth dismisses reports of deteriorating conditions on USS Abraham Lincoln
Defense secretary said conditions on aircraft carrier deployed in support of Iran war have been ‘completely misrepresented’ The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, insisted a wave of reports describing deteriorating conditions and mental health struggles onboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln “completely misrepresented” the situation, pushing back against growing congressional pressure over the ship’s record-breaking, nearly nine-month deployment. “We make sure every ship, every crew,…
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05 Hegseth calls conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln ‘completely misrepresented’
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Thursday claimed that conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier have been “completely misrepresented” following reports that sailors, struggling with low morale during a grueling deployment, have attempted to jump overboard. Speaking with Newsmax, Hegseth did not directly address reports of supply shortages, water contamination and deteriorating mental health…
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06 PoliticsUnited StatesSailor went overboard from the USS Abraham Lincoln last month as conditions on the ship prompt lawmakers’ demand for answers
A sailor went overboard last month off of the USS Abraham Lincoln, a US official told CNN, amid reports of worsening mental health for crew members on the ship during an extended deployment for the Iran war.
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07 Navy meets with USS Abraham Lincoln families over mental health worries
Navy leadership has reportedly met with the family members of sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier over worries that the ongoing Middle East deployment will lead to worsening mental health and the risk of self-harm aboard the vessel. At an in-person meeting with an estimated 200 attendees on Thursday in San Diego, family…
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