{
  "id": 818671,
  "title": "US sends USS George Washington to Middle East as 9-month USS Lincoln deployment sparks crew-welfare crisis",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/us-sends-uss-george-washington-to-middle-east-as-9-month-uss-lincoln",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T22:55:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/mena/us-sends-uss-george-washington-to-middle-east-as-9-month-uss-lincoln-deployment-sparks-crew-welfare-crisis-1.500640378"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The US Navy is preparing to send the aircraft carrier USS George Washington to the Middle East to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln , whose deployment has stretched to more than eight months as the Iran war continues. The rotation, reported by the Wall Street Journal , was planned before the latest concerns about conditions aboard the Lincoln , but its timing has put a spotlight on the…",
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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."
}