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USS Abraham Lincoln is returning home, Acting Navy Secretary says

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Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao announced on Friday that the USS Abraham Lincoln is returning to the U.S. as the aircraft carrier’s long deployment has come under scrutiny over reported harsh conditions the sailors onboard have worked under.

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  1. Just the News

    Navy announces USS Abraham Lincoln will return home 'soon' from months-long mission (opens Just the News)

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    The aircraft carrier, carrying around 5,000 sailors and Marines, was deployed in the Pacific and South China Sea last November but has been supporting U.S. military operations more recently in the Middle East.

  2. Border Report

    USS Abraham Lincoln is returning home, Acting Navy Secretary says (opens Border Report)

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    Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao announced on Friday that the USS Abraham Lincoln is returning to the U.S. as the aircraft carrier’s long deployment has come under scrutiny over reported harsh conditions the sailors onboard have worked under.

  3. News Nation Now

    USS Abraham Lincoln to return home soon amid controversy over living conditions (opens News Nation Now)

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    Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao characterized the aircraft carrier's extended deployment as necessary.

  4. The Hill

    USS Abraham Lincoln returning home (opens The Hill)

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    Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Amid reports of low morale, USS Abraham Lincoln returning home, Navy says Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao announced on Friday that the USS Abraham Lincoln is returning to the…

  5. Semafor

    US to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln, leaving Pacific without carrier (opens Semafor)

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    US President Donald Trump dismissed reports of poor living conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln as the military prepared to replace it.

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