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The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln arrives at the port in Laem Chabang, Chonburi, Thailand, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Thailand after more than 9 months at sea

By SAKCHAI LALIT and ANTON L. DELGADO - Associated Press

American service members from the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group arrive at a hotel in Pattaya, Thailand, Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Crew from USS Abraham Lincoln takes a break in Thailand after long months at sea

By Sakchai Lalit, Jintamas Saksornchai and Anton L. Delgado - Associated Press

In this Nov. 19, 2019, file photo made available by the U.S. Navy, the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, left, the air-defense destroyer HMS Defender and the guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut transit the Strait of Hormuz with the guided-missile cruiser USS Leyte Gulf. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Zachary Pearson/U.S. Navy via AP, File)

Thai beach town rolls out red carpet for USS Lincoln service members

By Richard S. Ehrlich - Special to The Washington Times

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sails past Singapore as seen from Batam, Indonesia, Sunday, Aug. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

USS Abraham Lincoln sails past Singapore on its way home from Middle East

By Dita Alangkara and Fadlan Syam - Associated Press

U.S. Chief of Naval Operations, Adm. Daryl Caudle, talks to selected journalists during his visit in Tokyo, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Mari Yamaguchi, File)

Adm. Daryl Caudle: Deployments to the Middle East compete with Navy’s leverage on China

By John T. Seward - The Washington Times

Sailors and Marines line the deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as it deploys from San Diego on Jan. 3, 2021. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP) ** FILE **

USS Abraham Lincoln will stop in Thailand on its way home from lengthy deployment in Middle East

By Jintamas Saksornchai - Associated Press

In this photo courtesy of Katherine Delgado shows her step-father Luis Manuel Aviles, left, and her brother Joshua Aviles stand outside their home in Oct. 2025, shortly before Joshua deployed on the USS Lincoln the following month in Key West, Fla. (Katherine Delgado via the AP)

Father of Navy sailor aboard USS Lincoln released from immigration custody

By Safiyah Riddle - Associated Press

Sailors and Marines line the deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as it deploys from San Diego on Jan. 3, 2021. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP) ** FILE **

Father of sailor on USS Lincoln arrested by Border Patrol

By Safiyah Riddle and Amy Taxin and Jack Brook - Associated Press

In this photo provided by U.S. Navy, Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) conducts routine underway operations in the Philippine Sea on June 24, 2022. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Arthur Rosen/U.S. Navy via AP, File)

U.S. Navy destroyer with 300 sailors aboard broke down for four days in the Pacific

By Konstantin Toropin - Associated Press

U.S. Navy officers walk inside the USS Abraham Lincoln during a media tour in Port Klang, on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024.(Fazry Ismail/Pool Photo via AP)

USS Abraham Lincoln commander tells reeling crew that relief is on the way

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

The USS Gerald R. Ford departs from Souda Naval Base near Chania on the island of Crete, Greece, Feb. 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Giannis Angelakis, File)

U.S. pulls last aircraft carrier in Asia as Trump focuses on Iran and the Western Hemisphere

By Ben Finley and Didi Tang - Associated Press

Sailors and Marines line the deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as it deploys from San Diego on Jan. 3, 2021. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP) ** FILE **

Trump says sailors on USS Lincoln were not deployed for too long

By Tom Howell Jr. and Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Sailors and Marines line the deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as it deploys from San Diego on Jan. 3, 2021. (K.C. Alfred/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP) ** FILE **

‘Completely misrepresented’: Hegseth disputes reports of poor conditions aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier and a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, conduct joint exercises in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in Arabian Sea June 1, 2019. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Brian M. Wilbur/U.S. Navy via AP, File)

Sailors tried to jump from USS Lincoln during record deployment

By The Washington Times AI News Desk

This image provided by U.S. Central Command shows a F/A-18E Super Hornet preparing to make an arrested landing on the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury on Monday, March 2, 2026. (U.S. Navy via AP) ** FILE **

Navy jet fighter disabled an Iran-flagged oil tanker trying to breach U.S. blockade

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

The USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier leaves Naval Station Norfolk, June 23, 2025, in Norfolk, Va. (AP Photo/John Clark, File)

U.S. aircraft carrier breaks record for longest deployment since the Vietnam War

By Konstantin Toropin - Associated Press

This image provided by U.S. Central Command shows a Navy sailor observing flight operations aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury, on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (U.S. Navy via AP)

Navy, allies begin mine-clearing operations in Strait of Hormuz as blockade takes shape

By John T. Seward - The Washington Times