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The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East as reports have emerged of mental health and supply issues aboard the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln.
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New US aircraft carrier heads towards Middle East after reports of dire conditions on USS Lincoln
The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East as reports have emerged of mental health and supply issues aboard the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln. FRANCE 24's Monte Francis brings us more with this report.
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