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This is what 286 days at sea did to the USS Abraham Lincoln - a Navy veteran explains

The USS Abraham Lincoln returned after spending 286 days at sea, showing the visible wear of an extraordinarily long deployment. Images of the carrier's rust-covered exterior quickly spread online, with critics portraying the ship as damaged or even “defeated.

Pedicures and a pair of socks: sailors from USS Abraham Lincoln go wild in party resort of Pattaya

Despite the fame of its red light district, many sailors from the USS Abraham Lincoln opt for the ‘simple stuff’ like socks, decent food and some pampering

USS Lincoln’s thousands of service personnel swap boots for flip-flops during Thailand R&R

Marines from the aircraft carrier are in the resort city of Pattaya on their first break after a record-long deployment mostly spent supporting the Iran war.

Tripulación del USS Lincoln sale a las calles de Pattaya tras largo despliegue en Oriente Medio

Por JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI y ANTON L. DELGADOPATTAYA, Tailandia (AP) — Los autobuses que transportaban a miembros de la tripulación del portaaviones USS Abraham Lincoln llegaron el jueves a la ciudad turística

USS Lincoln docks with rusted metal and chipped paint after record-setting stint at sea

Rusted metal and chipped paint were clearly visible on the ship following its months-long deployment (Reuters) At least one sailor leapt off the USS Abraham Lincoln, according to the Military Times, and two others were intercepted and stopped before they could make the leap.

USS Lincoln Arrives In Thailand, US Embassies Security Alert, DOJ Probes Major Grocers: The Bulletin, Sep. 2

The USS Abraham Lincoln docked in eastern Thailand on Wednesday, finally reaching port after a record-setting continuous at-sea deployment. Seven U.S. diplomatic missions across the Middle East