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Carrier sends message to Iran

The Abraham Lincoln, with its contingent of Navy escort warships and a fighting force of about 70 aircraft, is the centerpiece of the Pentagon’s response to what it calls Iranian threats to attack U.S. forces or commercial shipping in the Persian Gulf region.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

3 years ago

US aircraft carrier deployed over Iran remains outside Gulf

The Abraham Lincoln on Monday was in the Arabian Sea some 200 miles off the coast of Oman.

By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press

4 years ago