STRIPES (Alison Bath) - Navy applies deployment lessons as Roosevelt prepares for Mideast | Stars and Stripes
The Navy says it is using lessons gleaned from recent grueling deployments as it prepares the USS Theodore Roosevelt for the Middle East.
The Navy says it is using lessons gleaned from recent grueling deployments as it prepares the USS Theodore Roosevelt for the Middle East.
The USS Abraham Lincoln is docked in Thailand, and most of the crew on board are now experiencing their first moment of relief after a record-long deployment. MS NOW's Priya Sridhar spoke with sailors and Navy families who shared mixed feelings about the backbreaking tour, plagued by food and supply shortages and mental health concerns.
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln arrived in Thailand on Wednesday, ending a marathon stint in the Middle East that raised concerns about the welfare of its crew.
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The USS Abraham Lincoln is headed back to the US after reports of crew members facing food shortages and mental health issues amid a record long stint in the Middle East. The Asia-based USS George Washington aircraft replaced the ship as concerns have grown about the Lincoln’s lengthy deployment, which has included a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more than 250 days, and about reports of crew stress and poor mental health, as well as supply shortages, including food and hygiene products.
BREAKING: USS Abraham Lincoln heads back to US amid poor conditions for crew members, including food shortages and mental health concerns.
The carrier was previously stationed in the Pacific. Its arrival frees the Lincoln to return to port after more than 260 days.
The USS George Washington is relieving a vessel that has gone months without a port stop.
Recent military moves have raised questions about the U.S. commitment to the Pacific as the primary region of superpower rivalry in the world.
Families of sailors serving extended deployments onboard the USS Lincoln are speaking out against Trump for his dismissal of the horrific living conditions being suffered by their loved ones. Nicolle Wallace is joined by Priya Sridhar and Ben Rhodes for reaction on Deadline White House.