USS Abraham Lincoln Returns Home After Prolonged Deployment The USS Abraham Lincoln, a Nimitz class aircraft carrier, is set to return home after a prolonged deployment that has taken it across various parts of the globe.
The ship's return marks an end to its long term mission in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel, a NATO led operation aimed at training and advising Afghan forces.
Deployed on December 20, 2019, as part of a larger effort by the United States Navy to demonstrate a show of force and provide military assistance to allies in the region, the USS Abraham Lincoln played a key role in several notable operations.