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Lincoln’s Record Deployment Reveals Military Overextension | Fort Wayne News
The USS Abraham Lincoln just completed a record 266-day deployment, 200 of them in combat — with crews running on fumes, sleep-deprived and mentally strained, even forcing meal plan changes. But this isn’t an isolated incident — it’s a symptom of a deeper military crisis: relentless operational tempo that’s outpacing recovery, eroding readiness, mental health, and family stability. Once considered the peak of war-on-terror strain, today’s demands are worse. The problem? A force stretched thin across global interventions, often in regions of declining strategic value — all while civilian…
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