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Families of Sailors Detail Horrific Conditions as Iran War Drags On
Sailors reported contaminated food, sewage overflows, and inadequate missile shelters during the 250-day deployment, prompting Senate scrutiny of Navy leadership.
- On Wednesday, Sen. Richard Blumenthal wrote to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth expressing "serious concern" about the USS Abraham Lincoln's extended deployment and demanding answers regarding living conditions aboard the carrier.
- Since departing Naval Base San Diego on November 21, 2025, the USS Abraham Lincoln and its crew of 5,000 sailors and Marines have been deployed more than 250 days, facing supply shortages and contaminated water.
- Articles in Stars and Stripes and the Navy Times detail at least six attempts by crew members to jump overboard, while the USS Gerald experienced sewage failures and a laundry room fire during recent operations.
- Navy leadership held listening sessions with families on August 6, 2026, after the VFP conference reported issues including rotten food, overflowing toilets, and confiscated cellphones used as missile notification devices.
- These conditions persist amid the ongoing conflict with Iran, which has resulted in 18 U.S. troops killed and 624 wounded since February 28, 2026, according to Pentagon data tracking casualties around the May 1 ceasefire.
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The USS Lincoln will be dismissed and replaced after obviously serious abuses, but the lack of defense missiles cannot be quickly eliminated.
·Vienna, Austria
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The U.S. military has rejected reports of maladministration on the "Abraham Lincoln" aircraft carrier operating in the Middle East.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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The US commando Centcom speaks of misreporting of the state of the USS Abraham Lincoln. Previously, there had been reports of the dead on the aircraft carrier.
·Germany
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Supply shortages, clogged toilets and no landing for months: U.S. senators worry about armed forces on the aircraft carrier "USS Abraham Lincoln". The U.S. military paints a different picture.
·Düsseldorf, Germany
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