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New York Times Podcasts — What Went Wrong on the U.S.S. Lincoln?
Buzzing ratingBUZZING· 70%28m·2026-08-18·News Politics

What Went Wrong on the U.S.S. Lincoln?

New York Times Podcasts

For the past two weeks, family members of sailors have been raising alarms about the conditions aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, which has a crew of about 5,000 and has been at sea for almost nine months straight. Today, John Ismay, a New York Times reporter who covers the Pentagon with a focus on armed conflict and…

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“Ghislaine Maxwell is eating better than the sailors on the U.S.S. Lincoln. Let that sink in.”

— @ld4974 · YouTube comment

“Asking a sailor to suffer for a garbage war, ran by a cable weekend host with a drinking problem is insane.”

— @theYoungPilots · YouTube comment

“Mr Bone Spurs: 270+ days at sea is "not nearly long enough."”

— @johnnyq4260 · YouTube comment

“Ex Navy here ...I can't even imagine being out to sea for 200 days plus ...ugh . I was on a FFG and people were getting antsy, cranky after like 23 days out to sea .”

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