US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln returns home after record-breaking deployment
The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has returned to San Diego after more than 300 days at sea. Al Jazeera describes the deployment as record-breaking.
The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has returned to its home port of San Diego, California, after a deployment that lasted more than 300 days at sea. A video report by the news outlet Al Jazeera describes the voyage as record-breaking.
Families of the crew were on hand to welcome the ship back. The footage shows relatives embracing sailors who have come home after the long absence.
The source material does not say what missions the carrier carried out during the deployment, which regions it operated in, or how many people were aboard. It also does not explain what exactly made the deployment a record. All that is stated is that the ship spent more than 300 days at sea.
