Edition No. 56 · Mon 17 Aug 2026 · Story 19 of 43
US leaves Pacific without an aircraft carrier
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The Navy is rotating out the USS Abraham Lincoln for the USS George Washington, leaving the US without a carrier in the Pacific.
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