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US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln leaves Thailand after extended Middle East deployment
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The nuclear-powered vessel and its roughly 5,000 crew members just finished a major combat role fighting against Iran. They docked near the Thai holiday city of Pattaya on Wednesday for some downtime, before finally heading out on Sunday. Democratic politicians claim this specific deployment actually broke the modern naval record for continuous days spent out on the water.
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