USS George Washington arrives in the Middle East

Filed by Elara Myst

 The Washington is expected to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, which is on a historically long deploymentby Kyle Anzalone | August 20, 2026 at 3:14 pm ETUS Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that the USS George Washington aircraft carrier strike group had arrived in the Arabian Sea. The USS Washington will replace the USS Abraham Lincoln after multiple reports of horrendous conditions for sailors on the aircraft carrier. “US Sailors work on the flight deck of USS George ...