Trump Dismisses Lincoln Deployment Concerns, US Central Command Head Praises Leadership
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Asked about the situation aboard the Lincoln on Friday, Trump dismissed the reports, saying the deployment is "not nearly long enough". On Sunday, the head of US Central Command, which oversees operations in the Middle East, released a statement saying that of the 11 active aircraft carriers in the US military "the Lincoln currently has among the lowest number of cases related to mental health".
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Fox NewsThe Lincoln, which has been at sea for more than 260 days supporting the war with Iran, has been at the center of a dispute over allegations of supply shortages, plumbing problems and crew members threatening to jump overboard. Officials have repeatedly denied such claims and announced Friday that the carrier is expected to be replaced soon.
The Guardian USDonald Trump claimed he had third-hand reports that the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln is “beautifully maintained” despite extensive accounts of deteriorating living conditions during its lengthy deployment in the strait of Hormuz.
Washington ExaminerReports from last week indicated that sailors aboard the Lincoln, which was deployed to the Middle East before the war began, are suffering mental health crises in the face of nine months at sea, dwindling rations, and subpar living conditions. Multiple sailors have reportedly sought to abandon ship in the middle of the Arabian Sea.
The HillTrump says concern about USS Abraham Lincoln is ‘a CNN fake report’ President Trump on Monday said concerns over the status of service members aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln were “a CNN fake report.” Trump lashed out at a CNN reporter amid questions from journalists in the Oval Office, telling her, “Quiet, quiet. You’re very disrespectful.” After moving on to the next reporter, who asked if there…
NPR News🎧 Logistics issues have impacted supply lines since the beginning of the war in Iran , Steve Walsh of NPR network station WHRO tellsUp First . Former Navy captain Sam Howard tells Walsh that when his son was on one of the ships in the USS Tripoli Amphibious Ready Group, he quickly faced shortages of hygiene products and other personal supplies. The crew returned to their homeport in Japan in late July, but they have yet to receive all their mail and care packages. A Navy official, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly, said that there's no standard handoff period for carriers, so the Lincoln could depart soon after the USS Washington arrives in the region.
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President Donald Trump said Friday that the Lincoln will soon be "replaced with another very similar ship," which is currently en route to the Middle East. The WSJ reported Thursday that the USS George Washington is heading to the region from the Pacific.
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BBC NewsThe USS George Washington is currently heading to replace the USS Lincoln and could arrive in the region in about a week.
Washington ExaminerThe Trump administration last week mobilized the USS George Washington to relieve the USS Lincoln last week, but it will take an estimated three weeks for the entire naval force to reach the Middle East from the Pacific Ocean.
NPR NewsToday's top stories The USS George Washington is heading to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been deployed for nearly nine months. Families of the sailors are decrying the conditions on board, particularly regarding mental health issues and a shortage of fresh food and supplies. Some condemned President Trump's recent comments saying that the ship had not been deployed "nearly long enough." Democrats are calling for the Pentagon to investigate the conditions. NPR has discovered that these problems extend beyond just the USS Lincoln.
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"I applaud Lincoln's leadership for... stepping up and making mental health and crew resilience a leadership priority."
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Fox News"I applaud Lincoln’s leadership — the senior enlisted leaders in the Chief Petty Officers Mess in particular — for stepping up and making mental health and crew resilience a leadership priority," Cooper said.
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Adm Cooper said in a statement on Sunday: "I've long believed that mental health is another aspect of individual health and requires our attention just like physical health and spiritual health.
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01 The Guardian US Donald Trump berated a CNN reporter at a press availability, insisting that she 'be quiet' after she asked about a reduction in US military exercises with South Korea. The CNN correspondent pressed Trump on whether Kim Jong Un had requested a reduction in military activities. When another reporter asked about the extensive accounts of deteriorating living conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln during its lengthy deployment in the strait of Hormuz, the president dismissed the complaints: ' It was fake news reporting from CNN'
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02 NPR News Jared Kushner, Trump's envoy and son-in-law, is in Israel to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after a rare meeting with Hamas leaders in Egypt yesterday. Kushner met with Hamas to help secure a Gaza ceasefire 10 months ago, but the ceasefire has been shaky and has seen little progress. During this visit with Netanyahu, Kushner is expected to try to advance Trump's plan for a postwar Gaza, which has support from the U.S. and Hamas but not from Israel.
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03 Fox News In his CENTCOM statement, Cooper acknowledged that despite the ship’s low number of mental health cases and improved conditions, extended deployments at sea can still be challenging, as some sailors may respond differently than others to the demands of prolonged missions.
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04 Washington Examiner The conditions on board the USS Abraham Lincoln have given Democrats a new attack line to criticize Republicans as the six-month war appears to have no end in sight with the midterm elections looming.
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05 BBC News Published US Navy veteran Jonny Burnell spent 111 days aboard the battleship USS Vinson during the US war with Afghanistan in 2001.
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