# US aircraft carrier heads to Middle East to relieve USS Lincoln

https://mins.news/en/video/22655

- BBC News, 2026-08-14 23:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hg7UWwGY9W8

> A US aircraft carrier is heading to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln after reports of food shortages and difficult conditions during its extended nine-month deployment. The USS George Washington, near Malaysia on Thursday, could reach the region in about nine days. Families of Lincoln sailors fear the conditions are harming their mental health.

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