Morale on US aircraft carrier enforcing Iran blockade plummets, as sailor jumps overboard: Report

Morale on US aircraft carrier enforcing Iran blockade plummets, as sailor jumps overboard: Report Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 08/14/2026 - 17:02 The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier will be replaced by the USS George Washington amid deteriorating conditions This handout picture, released by the US Navy on 17 May 2019, shows Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and Wasp-class amphibious assault Ship USS Kearsarge conducting joint operations in the US (Brian Wilbur/Navy Office of Information/AFP)