USS Lincoln sailors call deployment the worst they’ve faced as Pattaya docks
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Sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, amid a nearly nine-month at-sea deployment that saw the carrier rerouted to support Iran’s war effort, anchored off Pattaya, Thailand, where crew members described the tour as the worst deployment they’ve experienced and worried long deployments without port calls could become the norm. With about 5,000 sailors and Marines on board, many prioritized FaceTiming loved ones after months at sea, even as the ship prepares to sail home following the port call.
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