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Pentagon replaces USS Abraham Lincoln in Middle East following historic deployment

Families of crew members aboard the USS Lincoln have put pressure on the Pentagon to address problems that have cropped up during the aircraft carrier's record-breaking 250-day deployment.

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Tom Bowman is a NPR National Desk reporter covering the Pentagon.
Eyder Peralta is an international correspondent for NPR. He was named NPR's Mexico City correspondent in 2022.