The long-deployed USS Lincoln returns home to San Diego Bay
Sailors wave aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier as it returns to Naval Air Station North Island after deployment Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Coronado, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
CORONADO, Calif. (AP) — The USS Abraham Lincoln returned home to San Diego Bay Thursday with sailors jumping up and down and waving excitedly to loved ones as the ship ended a deployment that included a record uninterrupted 265 days at sea in support of the Iran war.
Families described crying and losing sleep amid reports of the ship’s deteriorating conditions and meals being rationed. Many said the sailors had sent lists of the food they were craving.