Overview
- The carrier left San Diego on Nov. 21, 2025, and the Navy reports the ship has spent about 266 days deployed, including roughly 200 days in a combat zone.
- A video that began circulating on social media on Aug. 16 shows dirty ship bathrooms that users attribute to the Lincoln but its origin and date have not been independently verified.
- The Navy has acknowledged logistical and resupply problems that reduced fresh food deliveries and changed planned menus but says sailors were not left without meals.
- Families and some crew describe worsening fatigue, weight loss and limited access to mental‑health care, and officials point to an Aug. 3 man‑overboard rescue as a key incident that highlighted stress aboard.
- Senator Richard Blumenthal has asked the Defense Department for formal explanations, Congress is pressing for oversight, and the USS George Washington is moving to the region to relieve the Lincoln before it returns home.