- US top Middle East commander visits deployed aircraft carrier, and other Mideast news AP News
- Iran War Commander Visits the USS Abraham Lincoln WSJ
- Top US Middle East commander visits long-deployed aircraft carrier Politico
- Families of US sailors denounce Trump and Hegseth for ‘dismissing their experiences and calling them liars’ The Guardian
- Navy and USS Lincoln’s Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War The New York Times
