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USS Abraham Lincoln returns home as Navy navigates lengthy deployments among crews

NPR | By Steve Walsh,
Michel Martin
Published October 15, 2026 at 3:45 AM CDT

The crew of USS Abraham Lincoln is now home, tired and ready for the next chapter. But the Navy is grappling with crews still at sea with lengthy deployments as the U.S. war with Iran continues.

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