# USS Abraham Lincoln Returns After Record Deployment

> US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln ends 265-day deployment in Middle East after record sea time.
- Title: USS Abraham Lincoln Returns After Record Deployment · euronews
- Summary: US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln ends 265-day deployment in Middle East after record sea time.
- Keywords: uss abraham lincoln, san diego, us navy, presidential unit citation, iran, military deployment, news, world, politics, USS, Abraham, Lincoln
- Source: euronews — https://euronews.com/2026/10/08/us-aircraft-carrier-abraham-lincoln-returns-to-san-diego-after-record-deployment
- Author: Greta Ruffino
- Published: 2026-10-08T20:32:03+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: uss abraham lincoln, san diego, us navy, presidential unit citation, iran, military deployment, news, world, politics
## USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego
US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln returned to San Diego on Thursday after supporting the US war against Iran.
## Record 265-day deployment
The aircraft carrier spent a record 265 consecutive days at sea amid reports of difficult conditions for its crew.
## Military recognition and concerns
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the carrier to present the Presidential Unit Citation, rejecting claims of dysfunction or low morale.

> he rejected suggestions that the ship had become "a symbol of dysfunction or a symbol of low morale or a symbol of a failed mission"
## Key takeaway

US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln returned to San Diego after a 265-day deployment supporting the US war against Iran.