Crossfiled3 outlets · filed 7 October 2026
Hegseth tells USS Lincoln sailors controversial deployment ‘wasn’t easy’
Pentagon chief tries to play down problems onboard carrier as it returns to dock after 260 days at sea without port call Pete Hegseth, the US defense secretary, told service members on the USS Abraham Lincoln on Wednesday that their deployment “wasn’t easy” as the carrier prepares to dock after spen
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Both ABC News and CNN center the USS Abraham Lincoln’s return to San Diego after more than 300 days at sea. ABC foregrounds the 320-day figure, the seven months without docking, and crew-reported poor conditions, mental health challenges and supply shortages, while CNN emphasizes the carrier’s combat and blockade operations and says Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will speak.
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