The extended deployment of USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and reported supply problems appear to be tied in part to the loss of the Navy’s logistics hub in Bahrain early in the Iran war.

Iranian missile and drone strikes heavily damaged the Naval Support Activity Bahrain, home of the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, forcing the Navy to shift much of its regional logistics support to Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, roughly 2,200 miles from the carrier forces operating in the Gulf of Oman. The island subsequently became an Iranian target, with two ballistic missiles launched toward Diego Garcia on March 20; one fell short and a Navy ship intercepted the other.

That logistical disruption has coincided with an unusually demanding deployment for Lincoln. The carrier has been at sea for nearly nine months without a liberty call, while supporting combat operations and the blockade of Iranian ports. Lawmakers have raised concerns about reported shortages of basic supplies and deteriorating crew morale.

The Navy is now replacing Lincoln with the forward deployed USS George Washington (CVN-73), which is already transiting toward the Middle East. Another carrier, George H.W. Bush, has also been operating in the region for months.

— NYT

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Iran's FM Spox, Esmaeil Baqaei

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🇮🇷Senior Iranian source:

For the first time in this conflict [40-Day War], Iran has used underwater drones in the attack on two Emirati oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.

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The US puppet, Nawaf Salam:

The Israeli escalation since this morning is extremely dangerous and undermines efforts to stabilize the situation.

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Martyrs of the Ansar town massacre this morning.

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🇮🇱❌️🇱🇧 一 Lebanese Health Ministry: Two martyrs and nine wounded in the Israeli raid on the town of Deir Zahrani in southern Lebanon

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