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Extended deployments of carriers during the Iran conflict have raised concerns about the impact on service members who are away
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Key facts
- Another aircraft carrier, the USS George Washington, left port in Da Nang, Vietnam, last week, and is expected to replace the USS Lincoln, one of two aircraft carriers currently deployed
- U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, has also pushed back on reports about poor conditions
- President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the toll on American sailors enduring nearly nine months at sea on the USS Abraham Lincoln as concerns escalated about mental health and supply issues
- But on Friday, during his crime address in Garden City, New York, he acknowledged that he’s used the U.S. military “a little bit more than I wanted to,” while asserting anew that the U.S. operation
Summary
President Donald Trump on Friday downplayed the toll on American sailors enduring nearly nine months at sea on the USS Abraham Lincoln as concerns escalated about mental health and supply issues aboard the aircraft carrier supporting U.S. operations against Iran. In a brief exchange with reporters before flying to New York for an event to highlight falling violent crime rates across the U.S., Trump refuted that family members have raised concerns about the deployment’s length and even said that the deployment, which includes a record-setting uninterrupted time at sea of more than 240 days, is “not nearly long enough.” “That ship is moving right now, or shortly, and it’s being replaced with another similar ship,” Trump said when asked about the lengthy deployment. Trump strode into office for a second term vowing to avoid lengthy and expensive military entanglements.