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What’s happening on the USS Abraham Lincoln is more complicated than partisan politics

By Mackubin Owens
Published August 23, 2026 5:30am ET
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Recent headlines have been dominated by the travails aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier deployed to the Middle East in support of U.S. actions against Iran.

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