# US military releases footage of USS George Washington in Indian Ocean

https://mins.news/en/item/26078

- CNN, 2026-08-19 11:06 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/16/politics/uss-lincoln-iran-war-life-aboard?Date=20260819&Profile=CNN%2CCNN+International

> The US military has released footage showing the USS George Washington aircraft carrier in the Indian Ocean. A US official previously told CNN that the ship was heading to the Middle East to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln.

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