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The USS Abraham Lincoln is leaving the Middle East after a nine-month deployment, sending roughly 5,000 sailors and Marines back toward the United States as another American aircraft carrier takes over its mission. The Japan-based USS George Washington has arrived in the Middle East to replace the Lincoln, which has …

President Donald Trump appeared to dismiss concerns from military families about worsening conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that has been deployed in the Arabian Sea since November. Asked by a reporter about families’ concerns over conditions aboard the ship, Trump rejected the premise. “No, …