De-escalation: USS Abraham Lincoln Departs Middle East
USS Abraham Lincoln left the Middle East on Aug. 20 and began its voyage back to the United States. The carrier departs after more than 260 days deployed, including a record stretch of over 250 days at sea without a port call. About 5,000 sailors are aboard.
USS George Washington took over in the Arabian Sea after arriving in theater this week. With George Washington and USS George H.W. Bush both in the region, Asia is temporarily without a U.S. carrier strike group. The transit back to the U.S. typically takes a little over a month.
During the deployment the Lincoln’s air wing launched about 10,000 sorties and expended roughly 1.5 million pounds of ordnance. The crew posted an 84.4% reenlistment rate.
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