USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego after record 286 days at sea

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The USS Abraham Lincoln returned to San Diego on 8 October 2026 after a 321-day deployment, including a record-breaking 286 consecutive days at sea for a modern aircraft carrier. The carrier left its home port on 21 November 2025 and relied on 72 replenishments at sea for supplies and aviation fuel. It steamed over 93,000 nautical miles and its air wing flew more than 13,000 sorties. The deployment included leading Navy operations against Iran and enforcing a blockade after an April ceasefire. The ship is a Nimitz-class carrier commissioned in 1989.


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