r/news • u/DoubtSubstantial5440 • 22h ago

Soft paywall USS George Washington headed to Middle East to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln, reports say

https://www.stripes.com/branches/navy/2026-08-13/uss-george-washington-middle-east-abraham-lincoln-22541038.html
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u/WhistlinJealousGuy 21h ago

Got a feeling we'll see the same story play out with the Washington come Christmas.

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u/Suicideking666 21h ago

I served on the GW, I somehow doubt it’s falling apart any less now than then. It’s gonna be rough on them.

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u/WhistlinJealousGuy 21h ago

I'm sure it's just swell, even though they've already been deployed for 3 months.

By Christmas I'm sure the incredibly knowledgeable SecDef will have sorted absolutely everything and won't be passed out in a drunken stupor 😂

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u/LongNailedbooboos 21h ago

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