USS Abraham Lincoln Leaving San Diego For New Home Port In Washington – Patch

USS Abraham Lincoln Leaving San Diego For New Home Port In Washington  Patch

The USS Lincoln arrived in San Diego in January 2020, serving as the flagship for Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3. SAN DIEGO, CA — The USS Abraham Lincoln will leave San Diego permanently after recently returning from a near-record deployment in the Middle East, military officials said. "USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) will shift its home port from San Diego to Bremerton, Washington, later this year to complete a long-planned maintenance availability. The relocation will be executed as a permanent change of station for the crew and family members," the U.S. Pacific Fleet posted Monday on X. The USS Lincoln arrived in San Diego in January 2020, serving as the flagship for Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3.

Navy officials said the carrier "repeatedly demonstrated unmatched multi-theater combat lethality and safeguarded critical sea lanes across the Indo-Pacific and Middle Eastern theaters." The ship returned to San Diego on Oct. 8 after supporting military operations during the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, dubbed Operation Epic Fury. It has a complement of more than 5,000 sailors and Marines. It was at sea without a port call for 286 days, the second-longest deployment since the Vietnam War, with more than 300 consecutive days overseas. The USS Gerald R. Ford set the record for longest deployment by an aircraft carrier at 326 days, which