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What Went Wrong on the U.S.S. Lincoln?

What Went Wrong on the U.S.S. Lincoln?

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Families of soldiers aboard the aircraft carrier — deployed in the Middle East without a break for 270 days — have raised the alarm.

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For the past two weeks, family members of sailors have been
raising alarms about the conditions aboard the U.S.S. Abraham
Lincoln, which has a crew of about 5,000 and has been at sea for
almost nine months straight.

Today, John Ismay, a New York Times reporter who covers the
Pentagon with a focus on armed conflict and the defense industry,
discusses what went wrong on the ship and how it could affect the
U.S. military’s ability to fight wars.

Guest: John Ismay, a New York Times reporter who
covers the Pentagon with a focus on armed conflict and the
defense industry.

Background reading:

The U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln has been deployed for nearly nine
months. Members of Congress are worried about the crew’s
well-being.

Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command,
acknowledged the difficulty of the carrier’s lengthy deployment
but said mental health issues were lower than on other vessels.

Photo: Jason Waite/Agence France-Presse, via Navy Office of
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