Long-deployed USS Lincoln servicemembers reunited with families

NPR | By John Carroll

Published October 8, 2026 at 10:27 PM HST

On Thursday in San Diego, servicemembers who have been on an extended deployment on the USS Abraham Lincoln were reunited with family members.

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