USS Abraham Lincoln Returns to San Diego After 265-Day Deployment
The crew received the Presidential Unit Citation after 3,693 combat missions and 265 days at sea, officials said.
- On Thursday, the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group returned to its Southern California homeport after a 10-month deployment to the Persian Gulf, traveling more than 85,000 nautical miles.
- What began as a Pacific deployment shifted to a prolonged stay in the Middle East, where the carrier spent 321 days on deployment and set a record for 265 consecutive days at sea without a port visit.
- Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao acknowledged suicide attempts among strike team members during the deployment, while Commanding Officer Daniel stated conditions remained "in the normal spectrum of what you might expect."
- On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth presented the crew with the Presidential Unit Citation, describing the deployment as "one of the most operationally intense and consequential of the modern era."
- More than 50 babies were waiting to meet their parents for the first time, while San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria demanded leaders "keep our city out of your reckless war talk.
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The US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has returned to its base in San Diego after a 321-day mission. About 5,000 sailors and marines were on board the ship, the Associated Press reported. The aircraft carrier sailed from San Diego on November 21, 2025, and was originally supposed to return to California in the spring. However, after the start of the war with Iran, the ship was redirected to the Middle East, where it participated in US oper…
Thousands of moving reunions took place on Thursday when the American carrier Abraham Lincoln returned to the United States, after several months of deployment to the Middle East marked by difficult living conditions and attempted suicide of crew members.
USS Abraham Lincoln sailors reunite with loved ones after nearly a year away
Thousands of sailors and Marines aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln returned home after a record-long deployment. They got a chance to hug their loved ones, and some new dads got a chance to hold their babies for the first time. NBC News’ Courtney Kube was there.
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