US disputes reports of trying conditions on carrier in Gulf
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US disputes reports of trying conditions on carrier in Gulf August 13, 2026 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has defended conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which has spent a record-breaking number of days at sea during a period of…
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What happened
US disputes reports of trying conditions on carrier in Gulf August 13, 2026 US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has defended conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier, which has spent a record-breaking number of days at sea during a period of…
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