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STRAIT OF HORMUZ (May 11, 2012) Guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) and aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transit the Strait of Hormuz. Both ships are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Alex R. Forster/Released)

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100,000-Ton US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Could Be Out Of Action for a Long Time

The Navy historically allowed six months for a Planned Incremental Availability. The Carl Vinson's latest ran seven, from November 2025 to June 12, 2026....

Brandon Weichert43 minutes ago

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts rudder turns during sea trials. Dwight D. Eisenhower completed a nine-month planned incremental availability at Norfolk Naval Ship Yard on June 10 and is scheduled to resume underway operations this summer.

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100,000-Ton US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Deployed for 326 Days, a Post-Cold War Record. USS Abraham Lincoln Went 264 Days Without a Port Visit. A Normal Carrier Deployment Runs About 7 Months.

USS Abraham Lincoln went 264 days without a port visit and USS Gerald R. Ford deployed 326 days. USS Theodore Roosevelt is converting compartments...

Jack Buckby1 day ago

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) conducts U.S. blockade operations in the Arabian Sea, April 16. The ship's embarked carrier air wing includes eight F-35C stealth fighters, F/A-18 fighter jets, EA-18G electronic attack aircraft, E-2D command and control planes, MH-60 helicopters and CMV-22B Ospreys for logistics support. (U.S. Navy photo)

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100,000-ton US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Looks Like a Rusty Mess After Fighting Iran and That’s No Real Surprise

The USS Abraham Lincoln is not an isolated case. The USS Gerald R. Ford was driven to its operational limits during the Iran War,...

Brandon WeichertSeptember 4, 2026

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The Last 40,500-ton USS Boxer Maintenance Period Ran 4 Years Late. The US Navy Just Paid $149.8 Million for the Next One

USS Boxer returned to San Diego in 2020 and was scheduled back with the fleet by late 2021. Delays pushed her departure to June...

Isaac SeitzAugust 27, 2026

STRAIT OF HORMUZ (May 11, 2012) The guided-missile cruiser USS Cape St. George (CG 71) and the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) transit the Strait of Hormuz.

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100,000-Ton US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Has Been At Sea for 272 Days, Extended Twice Due to the Iran War and That Takes A Toll

USS Abraham Lincoln Update: The Navy has surged counselors and social workers to a ship whose behavioral health staff amounts to one clinical psychologist...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 21, 2026

Aircraft is staged for flight operations on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in support of Operation Epic Fury, Mar. 3, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo)

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US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carriers Were Not Needed to Bomb Iran. They Were Needed to Blockade It.

A B-2 flying from Missouri and a Tomahawk launched from a destroyer two hundred miles offshore can both hit a target that once required...

Andrew LathamAugust 19, 2026

INDIAN OCEAN (July 20, 2020) The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, consisting of flagship USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Sterett (DDG 104), and USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), along with Indian Navy ships Rana, Sahyardi, Shivalik and Kamorta, steam in formation during a cooperative deployment in the Indian Ocean July 20. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jose Madrigal)

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US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz Is Now the Ultimate 100,000-ton ‘Insurance Policy’

Keeping the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier afloat — because its replacement is behind schedule — is essentially an insurance policy against crises around the...

Caleb LarsonAugust 19, 2026

Aboard USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) (Jan 31, 2005)

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100,000-Ton US Navy Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Has a Crew of 3,200 Sailors and Can Now Carry F-35C Stealth Fighters

The label “supercarrier” isn’t mere hyperbole and isn’t applied to USS Abraham Lincoln just because she was named for one of America’s most beloved...

Christian D. OrrAugust 18, 2026

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Iran Doesn’t Have to Sink a US Navy Aircraft Carrier with Missiles or Drones To Put It Out Of Action Near the Strait of Hormuz

Iran does not need to put a U.S. aircraft carrier on the bottom. A few hits on a packed flight deck can stop launches...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 18, 2026

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 29, 2019) USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducts high-speed turns in the Atlantic Ocean. Ford is at sea conducting sea trials following the in port portion of its 15 month post-shakedown availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Connor Loessin)

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100,000-Ton US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Sailed 57,713 Nautical Miles, Supported 12,200 Aircraft Carrier Launches and Won’t Be Headed to Iran For At Least a Year

USS Gerald R. Ford spent 326 days deployed, fought in two major operations, suffered a serious fire and now faces months or even a...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 17, 2026

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100,000-Ton US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Could Be Out Of Action for a Long Time

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100,000-Ton US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Deployed for 326 Days, a Post-Cold War Record. USS Abraham Lincoln Went 264 Days Without a Port Visit. A Normal Carrier Deployment Runs About 7 Months.

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100,000-ton US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Looks Like a Rusty Mess After Fighting Iran and That’s No Real Surprise

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The Last 40,500-ton USS Boxer Maintenance Period Ran 4 Years Late. The US Navy Just Paid $149.8 Million for the Next One

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100,000-Ton US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Has Been At Sea for 272 Days, Extended Twice Due to the Iran War and That Takes A Toll

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US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carriers Were Not Needed to Bomb Iran. They Were Needed to Blockade It.

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US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz Is Now the Ultimate 100,000-ton ‘Insurance Policy’

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100,000-Ton US Navy Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Has a Crew of 3,200 Sailors and Can Now Carry F-35C Stealth Fighters

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Iran Doesn’t Have to Sink a US Navy Aircraft Carrier with Missiles or Drones To Put It Out Of Action Near the Strait of Hormuz

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100,000-Ton US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Sailed 57,713 Nautical Miles, Supported 12,200 Aircraft Carrier Launches and Won’t Be Headed to Iran For At Least a Year

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