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Yeshiva World News · Aug 20, 2026

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The USS George Washington aircraft carrier has arrived in the Middle East and is preparing to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, ending the Lincoln’s extended deployment to the region during the Iran war. CENTCOM said the George Washington Carrier Strike Group entered the Middle East on Wednesday. The deployment leaves the U.S. without an aircraft carrier in the Pacific while the George Washington takes over operations in the region.

The USS George Washington aircraft carrier has arrived in the Middle East and is preparing to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, ending the Lincoln’s extended deployment to the region during the Iran war. CENTCOM said the George Washington Carrier Strike Group entered the Middle East on Wednesday. The deployment leaves the U.S. without an aircraft carrier in the Pacific while the George Washington takes over operations in the region.

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