How USS George H.W. Bush Compares To Abraham Lincoln as Deployment 'Extended'
Summary
The USS George H.W. Bush’s Middle East deployment has been extended, and Navy officials told crew members’ families it could last as long as a year. The extension follows the USS Abraham Lincoln’s lengthy deployment, which included a record 208 days at sea without a port call and raised concerns about crew welfare.Key Facts
- The Bush left Norfolk, Virginia, on March 31, and is deployed in the Arabian Sea with the USS George Washington and other ships.
- Navy officials told Bush crew members’ families that their relatives would not be home for the holidays and that the deployment could last up to a year.
- Most aircraft-carrier deployments last six to seven months, though the Navy can extend them.
- The Bush went 187 days without a port call before a four-day stop in Thailand in early October.
- The Lincoln returned to San Diego on October 8 after leaving the West Coast in November 2025.
- The Lincoln’s crew spent 208 uninterrupted days at sea between port calls in Guam and Oman, setting a record for modern aircraft carriers.
- Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao said the Lincoln carrier strike group had eight suicide attempts during its deployment.
- Both the Bush and the Lincoln are Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.
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