The long-deployed USS Lincoln is returning home to San Diego

The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group is scheduled to return to San Diego on Thursday following a 321-day deployment to the Middle East. During this period, the ship set a record of 265 days between ports of call. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited the carrier to commend the crew for their role in the conflict with Iran and announced that the unit would receive the Presidential Unit Citation. The deployment was marked by supply disruptions and mental health concerns, including eight suicide attempts. The Navy is utilizing lessons learned from this mission to improve quality of life and logistics for the USS Theodore Roosevelt, which recently departed for the Middle East.

The USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group is scheduled to return to San Diego on Thursday following a 321-day deployment to the Middle East. During this period, the ship set a record of 265 days between ports of call. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited the carrier to commend the crew for their role in the conflict with Iran and announced that the unit would receive the Presidential Unit Citation. The deployment was marked by supply disruptions and mental health concerns, including eight suicide attempts. The Navy is utilizing lessons learned from this mission to improve quality of life and logistics for the USS Theodore Roosevelt, which recently departed for the Middle East.