George Washington set to relieve Lincoln amid reports of hardship aboard
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A US aircraft carrier, the George Washington, is heading to the Middle East to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln after sailors aboard Lincoln faced food shortages, sanitation issues, and mental-health strain during an extended nine-month deployment; the Navy acknowledges supply disruptions but denies a crisis, and the George Washington could arrive in about nine days, potentially reaching Duqm, Oman, by August 22.
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