00:02The USS Abraham Lincoln has returned to San Diego after more than 10 months away, including
00:08a record stretch without a port call.
00:10Thousands of sailors reunited with their families Thursday, including dozens of new dads, meeting
00:16their babies for the very first time.
00:18The Lincoln left San Diego last November and reached the Middle East in January, just before
00:23the U.S. and Israel began striking Iran.
00:25The carrier spent a record 265 straight days at sea without a port call, and that extended
00:31deployment took a toll, with reports of supply shortages and mental health struggles among
00:36the crew.
00:37The USS George Washington relieved the Lincoln in August, clearing the way for its return
00:42home.
00:42And this week, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth presented the crew with the Presidential Unit
00:47Citation, the highest honor awarded to a military unit.
