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The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group returned to its Southern California homeport on Thursday
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USS Abraham Lincoln returns after record deployment
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The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group has returned to its San Diego homeport, ending a record-setting deployment that included 265 uninterrupted days at sea supporting U.S. operations against Iran, and its crew has been reunited with families.
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What changed
The USS Abraham Lincoln's deployment is now reported as 321 days total, including a record 265 uninterrupted days at sea.
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ABC News
Home at last: USS Abraham Lincoln completes record-setting deployment
The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group returned to its Southern California homeport on Thursday
CBS
Hugs and tears of joy after USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego
Families and friends reunited with loved ones on Thursday when the USS Abraham Lincoln returned to San Diego after a 321-day deployment. The ship spent a record-setting 265 days at sea. Carter Evans has more.
NPR
Long-deployed USS Lincoln servicemembers reunited with families
On Thursday in San Diego, servicemembers who have been on an extended deployment on the USS Abraham Lincoln were reunited with family members.
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Euronews
US sailors reunite with families as USS Abraham Lincoln returns home
Sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln reunite with their families in San Diego after a 265-day deployment supporting US military operations against Iran.
Al Jazeera
USS Abraham Lincoln returns after record-breaking deployment
Families embraced their loved ones as the USS Abraham Lincoln returned home to San Diego after more than 300 days at sea
NPR – US NPR
The long-deployed USS Lincoln returns home to San Diego Bay
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has returned home after a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea supporting the Iran war. The extended deployment drew attention following reports of crew stress and supply shortages.
NPR
The USS Abraham Lincoln is home in San Diego, after a record deployment
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-Calif., about the return of the USS Abraham Lincoln, after some 11 months away from its home base in San Diego, including support in the Iran War.
Euronews
US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego after record deployment
After more than 10 months at sea, the Lincoln made a stop in Thailand last month on its way back from the Middle East.
NPR
The long-deployed USS Lincoln is returning home to San Diego
The USS Abraham Lincoln is returning home to San Diego Thursday after supporting the Iran war during a record long deployment of 265 uninterrupted days at sea that included reports of deteriorating conditions among its crew.
Guardian
USS Abraham Lincoln to dock in San Diego after harrowing stretch at sea
Deployment for nearly a year was marked by reports of supply shortages and deteriorating morale and mental health among crew The USS Abraham Lincoln, the US aircraft carrier that has been deployed for nearly a year and has spent months supporting US military operations against Iran, is scheduled to dock in San Diego on Thursday afternoon. It marks the end of a deployment that has been described as “one of the most o…
ABC News
Hegseth greets USS Abraham Lincoln near the end of record long deployment
USS Lincoln carrier strike group will return to its homeport of San Diego on Thursday, concluding a 10-month deployment where it played a key role in the war with Iran.
