New aircraft carrier arrives in Arabian Sea to replace long-stationed USS Abraham Lincoln

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Source: www.washingtonpost.com · Section: politics · Bias: Center · Published: Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:36:39 GMT

The USS George Washington is relieving a vessel that has gone months without a port stop.