New aircraft carrier heads toward Middle East after reports of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln

11 verified updates • corroborated by 7 independent sources • tracked since August 13, 2026

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Aug 13, 03:00 PM 1 source: AP News
New aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast after reports of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln
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Aug 14, 03:00 AM 2 sources: AP News, NPR
New aircraft carrier heads toward Middle East after reports of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln
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Aug 14, 04:00 AM 2 sources: AP News, NPR
New aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast after reports of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln
→ Shortened to "Mideast" from "Middle East
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Aug 14, 09:31 AM 5 sources: AP News, Chicago Tribune, NPR, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times
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Aug 14, 02:01 PM 4 sources: AP News, Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, seattletimes.com
New aircraft carrier heads toward Middle East after reports of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln
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Aug 14, 03:01 PM 4 sources: AP News, Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, The Seattle Times
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Aug 14, 05:01 PM 3 sources: AP News, Chicago Tribune, The Seattle Times
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Aug 14, 05:31 PM 2 sources: AP News, The Seattle Times
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Aug 14, 07:01 PM 1 source: AP News
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Aug 15, 02:00 PM 2 sources: AP News, Al Jazeera
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Aug 15, 02:30 PM 1 source: AP News