The USS Abraham Lincoln is almost home. Now Democrats want investigations.

Senator Ruben Gallego has asked two federal watchdogs to examine how the Navy handled the USS Abraham Lincoln's record-setting combat deployment, as the carrier reaches San Diego on Thursday. In letters dated Oct. 7, and citing MS NOW's reporting, he asked Pentagon Inspector General Platte B. Moring III to look into food and supply shortages, crew exhaustion and thin mental health support, including whether any sailor sought help and was turned away. He also asked acting Comptroller General Orice W. Brown of the Government Accountability Office to assess whether the Navy can sustain long deployments safely, covering maintenance, equipment, retention, food, communication and sanitation.

The ship was away 10 1/2 months, with seven spent at sea without a port visit because Navy leaders judged nowhere safe to dock. Carriers normally resupply every 30 to 45 days. The shortages reflected damage to Navy logistics after Iran bombed its Bahrain hub in March. Gallego, a Marine Corps veteran of the Iraq War, blamed Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth for a conflict lacking a clear goal or exit plan.

Summarized by PolitiKool from MS NOW’s reporting. Read the full story at MS NOW →