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Sailor Flown Ashore After Flight Operations Injury on Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
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Sailor Flown Ashore After Flight Operations Injury on Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
Heather Mongilio
March 26, 2026 12:52 PM
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) prepares to pull alongside Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) during a replenishment-at-sea in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 10, 2026. US Navy photo
A sailor assigned to USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) was injured during flight operations Wednesday, the Navy announced.
Lincoln was in the Arabian Sea at the time of the injury. The sailor was flown ashore to treat the injury, which was not considered life-threatening, and was in stable condition, according to a U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. Fifth Fleet post shared Thursday on social media site X.
The incident was not combat-related, and an investigation is underway, reads the statement. A spokesperson for U.S. Central Command did not have additional information beyond the statement released Thursday.
Lincoln is in the Arabian Sea as part of the U.S. offensive in Iran. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group arrived in U.S. Fifth Fleet in late January, USNI News previously reported. The carrier strike group’s arrival was the start of a U.S. naval build up in the Middle East, preceding the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran that launched Feb. 28.
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Sailor Flown Ashore After Flight Operations Injury on Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
Heather Mongilio
March 26, 2026 12:52 PM
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) prepares to pull alongside Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet replenishment oiler USNS Henry J. Kaiser (T-AO-187) during a replenishment-at-sea in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, March 10, 2026. US Navy photo
A sailor assigned to USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) was injured during flight operations Wednesday, the Navy announced.
Lincoln was in the Arabian Sea at the time of the injury. The sailor was flown ashore to treat the injury, which was not considered life-threatening, and was in stable condition, according to a U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. Fifth Fleet post shared Thursday on social media site X.
The incident was not combat-related, and an investigation is underway, reads the statement. A spokesperson for U.S. Central Command did not have additional information beyond the statement released Thursday.
Lincoln is in the Arabian Sea as part of the U.S. offensive in Iran. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group arrived in U.S. Fifth Fleet in late January, USNI News previously reported. The carrier strike group’s arrival was the start of a U.S. naval build up in the Middle East, preceding the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran that launched Feb. 28.
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