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What's going on: The USS George Washingtonwill soon replace the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East, several news outlets reported Thursday. News of the switch comes with reports of rapidly deteriorating conditions aboard the Lincoln. The aircraft carrier was deployed last November and was redirected to the Strait of Hormuz after the US attacked Iran. Family members are raising alarms, saying that their loved ones are suffering from exhaustion and neglect. One military spouse told officials that she’d received a message from her husband saying, “he hopes he doesn’t wake up tomorrow.” At least one sailor allegedly attempted to jump from the ship, and a US official has confirmed that another sailor was rescued after he went overboard.
Tell me more: The Navy has denied an uptick in suicide attempts onboard the Lincoln and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth claimed conditions have been “completely misrepresented.” But what’s not disputable:Lincoln sailors expected to come home in May. They have now been at sea for more than 250 days. This isn’t an isolated incident, either. The USS Gerald Ford recently returned home after about 330 days at sea after participating in operations in Venezuela and Iran. Despite President Donald Trump insisting that the US has “total control” of the Strait of Hormuz, mixed reports of missile shortages and fleet readiness are raising questions about how prepared the US military is for this conflict –– and the toll it is taking on service members in the field.
