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Government
Stars and Stripes Editor Dismissed After USS Abraham Lincoln Reports
DID Press: US Department of War has removed the editor and several senior staff members of the military newspaper Stars and Stripes following reports detailing physical and psychological distress, including suicide attempts, among sailors aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham…
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Government
Crisis-Hit USS Abraham Lincoln Heads Back to US
DID Press: The USS Abraham Lincoln has begun its journey back to San Diego after a nine-month deployment, much of which was spent supporting U.S. military operations against Iran. 200120-N-HD110-0245 SAN DIEGO (Jan. 20, 2020) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS…
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Economy
US Carrier Gap in Asia Highlights Mounting Middle East Costs
DID Press: The relocation of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington from Japan to the Middle East will temporarily leave the United States without an aircraft carrier in the western Pacific, according to Axios. The move, intended to replace the…
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Government
Last US Aircraft Carrier Leaves Pacific for Middle East
DID Press: The Associated Press reported that the USS George Washington, a US aircraft carrier deployed in the Pacific, has begun moving toward the Middle East, amid pressure on the US carrier fleet’s operational capacity caused by the war against…
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Government
Seven Killed, Dozens Injured in Reported Clash Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln
DID Press: Military sources reported a violent confrontation among the crew of the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, in an incident that reportedly left at least seven people dead and dozens more injured, further escalating tensions aboard the vessel.…
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Human Rights
US Military Families Protest Prolonged USS Lincoln Deployment in Middle East
DID Press: Around 200 family members of US service personnel met with Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao in San Diego on Thursday to raise concerns over the prolonged deployment of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the…
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Economy
Skyrocketing US Military Spending Nears Breaking Point
DID Press: A new assessment of U.S. military expenditures indicates that the financial burden of American operations and force deployments in the region has reached a level that seriously challenges Washington’s long-term sustainability. The daily cost of transferring a single…
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