Pete Hegseth

USS Abraham Lincoln to dock in Thailand after record-setting deployment, Thai official says

The Lincoln, which left the Middle East on Saturday, has not made a port call in more ⁠than 200 days, setting a modern-day record for consecutive days at sea.

The US Navy Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln sails in support of the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 3, 2026.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

'Predictable risks': Two more US senators call for independant probe into naval warship conditions

 Images of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei with replicas of missiles seen during a gathering in Tehran, Iran, August 12, 2026

Iran, Oman negotiate framework for Hormuz transit after Trump claims all mines removed from strait

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on US President Donald Trump's FY2027 budget request for the Department of Defense on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, April 30, 2026.

US can still strike Hormuz targets, Hegseth warns as 'Economic D-Day' takes aim at Iran's economy


US military paper 'Stars and Stripes' warns about threat to independence after Pentagon fires staff

“The Publisher Advisory Board is deeply concerned that these actions further threaten to interrupt the editorial independence that is essential to Stars and Stripes’ credibility," Chair Friday said.

Illustrative: Members of the military and first responders watch as an American flag is unfurled on the side of the Pentagon to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on September 11, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.

US Army secretary expected to step down by year's end after months of tension with Hegseth - report

This follows Hegseth's April firing of General Randy George as the Army's chief of staff without explanation, drawing criticism from Republicans in Congress and from Army Secretary Dan Driscoll.

Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll arrives for the United States Military Academy commencement ceremony in Michie Stadium at the US Military Academy on May 23, 2026 in West Point, New York.

US Navy destroyer stranded for four days in South China Sea without bathrooms or AC - report

Former Navy captain Charles Schuster gave his viewpoint on the incident, himself having been in the same situation for four hours in an incident near Puerto Rico.

 US aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) shortly after berthing at Manila Bay in Manila on July 3, 2025.

SNAFU on the Potomac: Trump, Iran, and the dysfunction in Washington - opinion

The incumbents will swear they’ve been working diligently for you, but it is all the others who’ve made the mess. Most citizens will agree on the need for change but then send in the same old clowns.

 Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance point to the stage during Day 1 of the Republican National Convention (RNC), at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S., July 15, 2024.

Conditions aboard USS Lincoln 'exacerbated by decision to start Iran war,' senators tell Hegseth

Criticizing Hegseth and US President Donald Trump for dismissing the reports, the senators argued that the situation on Lincoln was "preventable" and similar to issues USS Gerald R. Ford faced.

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) conducts US blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz on April 16, 2026.

Trump, Hegseth deny concerns of poor conditions, low morale reported aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

US President Donald Trump that the over-260-day deployment was “not nearly long enough” when asked by reporters if he believed the deployment had gone on too long. 

US President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks at the David S. Mack Center for Training and Intelligence on August 14, 2026 in Garden City, New York.

US lost 45 Reaper drones in Iran war, raising supply concerns for future hostilities - report

In May, Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach told the House Armed Services committee that during the war, the Reaper was "perhaps the most valuable player."

An MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted drone aircraft performs aerial maneuvers over Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, US, June 25, 2015.

CENTCOM refutes reports of sailors jumping from USS Lincoln as conditions aboard face scrutiny

Hegseth also rejected the claims, saying that the reports about Lincoln's conditions are "misrepresented." US Navy confirmed that a sailor went overboard; the circumstances are under investigation.

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sails alongside the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance (DDG 111) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations.

Russia, China could take advantage of low US weapons stockpiles to start war with America - NYT

Sources told the NYT that the shortage could last beyond the Trump administration’s tenure in office, leaving future presidencies vulnerable to Russian and Chinese attacks.

US Navy and US Marine Corps aircraft attached to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9 are arrayed on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln during the Operation Epic Fury attack on Iran from an undisclosed location March 10, 2026.

Pentagon orders plan for rapid weapons production as US munitions stockpiles dwindle - report

Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg wrote that industry leaders had 21 days to present plans to “drive significantly faster, more aggressive delivery schedules and/or increased production."

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