{
  "id": 1362729,
  "title": "US to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln, leaving Pacific without carrier",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/us-to-relieve-uss-abraham-lincoln-leaving-pacific-without-carrier",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T22:25:26.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Semafor",
    "slug": "semafor",
    "url": "https://www.semafor.com/article/08/16/2026/us-leaves-pacific-without-aircraft-carrier"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US is set to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln from its current deployment in the Pacific, leaving the region without a carrier, according to sources. This decision comes amidst a dispute over the aircraft carrier's extended 260-day deployment at sea, which has been extended to support the Iran war. Reports indicate that multiple sailors attempted to jump overboard during the deployment, prompting President Donald Trump to dismiss concerns about the ship's living conditions. The US' top Middle East commander visited the USS Abraham Lincoln as the military prepares to replace it with the USS George Washington. This rotation marks a significant shift, as it leaves the US without a carrier in the Pacific, contradicting Washington's stated goal of pulling out of the Middle East and refocusing efforts in Asia, according to a CSIS expert quoted by The Associated Press.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "USS Abraham Lincoln: Sailor’s wife sounds alarm on ‘exhausting’ deployment on ship; ‘they need help’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/uss-abraham-lincoln-sailors-wife-sounds-alarm-on-exhausting",
        "published": "2026-08-13T23:09:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Centcom denies reports of soldiers dying onboard the USS Abraham Lincoln",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/centcom-denies-reports-of-soldiers-dying-onboard-the-uss-abraham",
        "published": "2026-08-14T06:25:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}