00:01The U.S. military has said that a new aircraft carrier has arrived in the Middle East to relieve
00:08the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln. In a post on X, the U.S. Central Command, which oversees
00:15U.S. forces in the region, announced that the George Washington Carrier Strike Group is now
00:20operating in the Middle East. The change comes after reports of grim conditions on the USS
00:27Abraham Lincoln, including food shortages and broken plumbing, while there have also been
00:33reports of suicide attempts. The carrier has been deployed since November 2025, while carrier groups
00:40are generally designed for six-month deployments for reasons including sailor welfare. Democratic
00:48lawmakers have called for an investigation into the reports, but U.S. President Donald Trump
00:54dismissed concerns last Friday, while confirming the ship would soon rotate out. The Japan-based
01:00USS George Washington has been operating in the Pacific, and its near transfer means there
01:06is no longer any U.S. aircraft carrier in that region.
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