New US carrier arrives in Middle East to relieve long-deployed ship
CENTCOM said the George Washington Carrier Strike Group arrived in the Middle East as part of a scheduled deployment.
The US military announced on Thursday that a new aircraft carrier strike group, the George Washington Carrier Strike Group, has arrived in the Middle East, following criticism of conditions aboard the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed the carrier's arrival in the CENTCOM theatre yesterday. The Lincoln, deployed since November 2025, has faced growing concerns over its living conditions, including food shortages and broken plumbing, with several suicide attempts reported.
Despite Trump's dismissal of the issues, the George Washington replaced the Lincoln, leaving no US aircraft carrier in the region. This move is seen as advantageous for China amid the ongoing US-Iran conflict. The Abraham Lincoln had been operating in the South China Sea before being rerouted to the Middle East, prior to the US-Israeli attacks on Iran that began in late February.
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