http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ussabrahamlincoln/ en-us Wed, 9 Jul 2008 22:57:15 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043125/posts USS Abraham Lincoln in Arabian Sea to support Afghan operations By Jeff Schogol, Stars and Stripes Mideast edition, Wednesday, July 9, 2008 ARLINGTON, Va. — The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has moved from the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea to support operations in Afghanistan. NBC News first reported Monday night that the carrier has been moved because of the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, where a suicide bomber killed more than 40 people Monday outside the Indian Embassy in Kabul. A spokesman for 5th Fleet confirmed the move Tuesday. "Conditions are worsening on the ground in Afghanistan and commanders... Stars and Stripes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043125/posts#comment Wed, 9 Jul 2008 22:57:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009513/posts The Pentagon has ordered military commanders to develop new options for attacking Iran, CBS reported Tuesday, as a second US aircraft carrier steamed into the Persian Gulf. According to the report, the planning was being driven by what one officer called the "increasingly hostile role" Iran is playing in Iraq - smuggling weapons into Iraq for use against American troops. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said that "what the Iranians are doing is killing American servicemen and -women inside Iraq." CBS said that US officials were also concerned by Iranian harassment of US ships in the Persian Gulf as well... Jerusalem Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009513/posts#comment Thu, 1 May 2008 03:05:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009433/posts MEXICO CITY, April 30, 2008 – The movement of a second aircraft carrier into the Persian Gulf this week doesn’t signal an escalation of the U.S. naval presence -- but could serve as a “reminder” of it to countries in the region, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here last night. Gates did not specifically name Iran when responding to a reporter’s question about the arrival this week of USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf. “The size of our naval presence in the Gulf rises and falls constantly,” he said. “This deployment has been planned for a long time. I... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2009433/posts#comment Thu, 1 May 2008 00:17:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008990/posts US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said Tuesday the deployment of a second aircraft carrier to the Gulf should be seen as a "reminder" of US military power in the region. But Gates flatly denied that the United States was preparing the ground for military strikes against Iran. "I don't think we'll have two carriers for a protracted period of time. So I don't see it as an escalation. I think it could be seen, though, as a reminder," Gates told reporters here during a visit with Mexican officials. The arrival of the USS Abraham Lincoln in the Gulf follows... AFP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2008990/posts#comment Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:49:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1852917/posts Tour the Abe on July 4thAlong with the USS Abraham Lincoln, at least one other Everett-based ship is scheduled to be open to the public.By Jim HaleyHerald Writer EVERETT - The public will be able to get a close-up view of the huge aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln over the Fourth of July holiday. It's likely one or more of the other ships at Naval Station Everett also will be open to public tours, station spokesman Rick Huling said. The Lincoln was last open to the public during the Independence Day holiday in 2005. Huling said the base is... HeraldNet http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1852917/posts#comment Tue, 19 Jun 2007 19:42:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1826794/posts Because today is the fourth anniversary of the commander in chief landing aboard the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN with the famous "MISSION ACCOMPLISHED" banner, the enemies at home are going to attempt to use it for political purposes. I don't think I need to name the enemies at home. We all know them well. They are the ones who see defeat as politically beneficial to them and will do whatever they can to embolden the enemy and hurt our troops. To get to the truth of the story, I phoned the media office of the 2nd Fleet in Norfolk, VA. The... NAVY WEBSITE http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1826794/posts#comment Tue, 1 May 2007 21:40:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1653642/posts USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, At Sea (NNS) -- During Exercise Valiant Shield ’06, the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Carrier Strike Group (ALCSG) is taking advantage of the opportunity to train in undersea warfare (USW) detection and tracking in the Western Pacific, June 19-23. While participating in Valiant Shield, the ALCSG successfully located and tracked numerous submarines in the operating area, using some of the Navy’s most advanced technology, including both active and passive sonar, according to Lt. James Steffen, USW officer of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 9, embarked on Abraham Lincoln. "Valiant Shield 2006 is USW-intensive, with multiple U.S. submarines participating,"... The Navy Newstand http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1653642/posts#comment Thu, 22 Jun 2006 14:13:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1652079/posts Aircraft Carriers USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) sail in formation at the start of Exercise Valiant Shield 2006. Navy.mil http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1652079/posts#comment Mon, 19 Jun 2006 22:30:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1651999/posts The USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Kitty Hawk and USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike groups steam in formation during a joint photo exercise (PHOTOEX) in preparation for Valiant Shield 2006 on Sunday, June 18, 2006, in the Pacific Ocean. The PHOTOEX featured 14 ships as well as 17 aircraft from Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corp including a B2 bomber. The Kitty Hawk Carrier Strike Group is currently participating in Valiant Shield 2006, the largest joint exercise in recent history. Held in the Guam operating area beginning June 19-23, the exercise involves 28 Naval vessels including three carrier strike groups,... AP via Yahoo! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1651999/posts#comment Mon, 19 Jun 2006 19:49:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1620776/posts ARABIAN SEA (NNS) -- USS Reuben James (FFG 57) rendered medical assistance to a Sri Lankan fisherman while conducting maritime security operations (MSO) as part of a Dutch-led task force in the Arabian Sea, April 21. During a routine visit to a Sri Lankan fishing vessel, the Deuedu Pietro, Sailors from Reuben James discovered that one of the vessel’s crew members had sustained a knee injury five days earlier that had become infected. The Sailors radioed back for medical assistance from Reuben James’s independent duty corpsman, Hospital Corpsman 1st Class (FMF/PJ) Matthew Breske. Breske joined the boarding team aboard the... Navy NewsStand http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1620776/posts#comment Mon, 24 Apr 2006 23:11:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1549418/posts FR EXCLUSIVE: INTERVIEW WITH HIGH LEVEL NAVY COMMANDER REGARDING PRESIDENT BUSH'S TAILHOOK LANDINGa Navy commander | May 9., 2003 | dfu Posted on 05/09/2003 1:56:27 PM PDT by doug from upland After listening to the rantings and ravings of the DemocRATS who are both jealous and livid after seeing a beloved commander in chief do a tailhook landing on the USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN, I wanted to get the real story. After about 5 calls and transfers and return calls, I just spoke with a Navy commander who deals with public relations. He is very high level, but because this issue... interveiw with Navy commander http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1549418/posts#comment Fri, 30 Dec 2005 18:46:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1335316/posts ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (AP) -- The U.S. aircraft carrier that led a massive tsunami relief operation steamed away from the disaster zone Thursday after a mission that helped repair America's bruised image in the world's most heavily populated Muslim nation. The USS Abraham Lincoln, with a crew of 5,300, formed the core of the largest foreign military deployment in the area and the most extensive U.S. operation in Southeast Asia since the Vietnam War. Helicopters from the ship flew hundreds of missions to deliver food, water and other aid along the devastated western coast of the Indonesian island... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1335316/posts#comment Thu, 3 Feb 2005 21:12:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1331616/posts US Navy officer attacks 'travelling circus of aid workers' for impeding the tsunami relief effort in Indonesia By Philip Sherwell in Washington and Inigo Gilmore in Banda Aceh (Filed: 30/01/2005) A US Navy officer serving on the Abraham Lincoln, the aircraft carrier at the heart of the Indonesia tsunami relief effort, has attacked United Nations officials, aid workers and the media for impeding flights to help the survivors. Criticising their behaviour and demands, the officer declared: "My warship has been transformed into a floating hotel for a bunch of trifling do-gooders." The relief effort has been a 'frustrating and needlessly... Daily Telegraph (UK) Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1331616/posts#comment Sun, 30 Jan 2005 02:10:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1325274/posts It has been three weeks since my ship, the USS Abraham Lincoln, arrived off the Sumatran coast to aid the hundreds of thousands of victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami that ravaged their coastline. I’d like to say that this has been a rewarding experience for us, but it has not: Instead, it has been a frustrating and needlessly dangerous exercise made even more difficult by the Indonesian government and a traveling circus of so-called aid workers who have invaded our spaces. What really irritated me was a scene I witnessed in the Lincoln’s wardroom a few days ago. I... Soldiers for The Truth http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1325274/posts#comment Fri, 21 Jan 2005 12:25:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1326496/posts DefenseWatch "The Voice of the Grunt" 01-20-2005 Guest Column: No Relief in Sight for the Lincoln By Ed Stanton  It has been three weeks since my ship, the USS Abraham Lincoln, arrived off the Sumatran coast to aid the hundreds of thousands of victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami that ravaged their coastline. I’d like to say that this has been a rewarding experience for us, but it has not: Instead, it has been a frustrating and needlessly dangerous exercise made even more difficult by the Indonesian government and a traveling circus of so-called aid workers who have invaded our spaces. What really irritated... Defense Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1326496/posts#comment Sun, 23 Jan 2005 04:45:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1325291/posts Guest Column: No Relief in Sight for the Lincoln By Ed Stanton It has been three weeks since my ship, the USS Abraham Lincoln, arrived off the Sumatran coast to aid the hundreds of thousands of victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami that ravaged their coastline. I’d like to say that this has been a rewarding experience for us, but it has not: Instead, it has been a frustrating and needlessly dangerous exercise made even more difficult by the Indonesian government and a traveling circus of so-called aid workers who have invaded our spaces. What really irritated me was a... Soldiers For The Truth http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1325291/posts#comment Fri, 21 Jan 2005 12:53:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1319823/posts LAST week we were subjected to one of the most extraordinary examples of one-sided news management of modern times, as most of Britain's media, led by the BBC, studiously ignored what was by far the most effective and dramatic response to Asia's tsunami disaster. A mighty task force of more than 20 US Navy ships, led by a vast nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the Abraham Lincoln, and equipped with nearly 90 helicopters, landing craft and hovercraft, was carrying out a round-the-clock relief operation, providing food, water and medical supplies to hundreds of thousands of survivors. The BBC went out of its... The Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1319823/posts#comment Thu, 13 Jan 2005 09:36:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1319784/posts ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN — The aircraft carrier leading the U.S. military's tsunami relief effort steamed out of Indonesian waters yesterday after the country declined to let the ship's fighter pilots use its airspace for training missions — part of a broad effort by Indonesia to reassert control over its territory.     The USS Abraham Lincoln's diversion, which was not expected to affect aid flights, came as the White House asked the Indonesian government to explain why it appears to be demanding that the U.S. military and other foreign troops providing disaster relief leave the country by the end... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1319784/posts#comment Thu, 13 Jan 2005 07:19:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1316398/posts A'an Suryana, The Jakarta Post, On board the 'USS Abraham Lincoln' off Banda Aceh Coast The ship's alarm sounded at 5:40 a.m., prompting Lt. Eric Danielsen, a helicopter pilot, to quickly rise from his bed in his small cabin in the aircraft carrier, USS Abraham Lincoln. He took a shower and rushed to the morning briefing, which was attended by other crew members and pilots of helicopters deployed for humanitarian purposes to Aceh. After the briefing, Danielsen and his colleagues had breakfast in the ship's public dining room. At about 8.30 a.m, the young lieutenant and about 10 other pilots... Jakarta Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1316398/posts#comment Sat, 8 Jan 2005 00:43:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1316211/posts ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (AP) - Standing in the hangar bay of this mammoth aircraft carrier, Seaman Joviena Kay looks across the waves toward the devastated coast of Sumatra, remembering a time 13 years ago when she huddled on the same deck with evacuees from another great Asian disaster. Joviena was 6 years old then, a refugee from a volcano. The Filipino-American eventually joined the U.S. Navy, and she is serving on the ship that rescued her as its sailors help the survivors of an earthquake and tsunami. ``It's horrible, what happened to those people out there,'' she says... guardianunlimited http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1316211/posts#comment Fri, 7 Jan 2005 19:56:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1314438/posts Description: CBS Anchorman Dan Rather and his news crew return to the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) after touring the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. Navy News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1314438/posts#comment Wed, 5 Jan 2005 14:48:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1313145/posts Dan Rather will be anchoring from Indonesia and the Navy released a photo of him on the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln in his flight suit. I find this hillarious after the way the left pilloried Bush for "wearing a costume" for his landing on the....ta da!....USS Abraham Lincoln! LOL! The Lefties...the gift that keeps on giving. via Instapundit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1313145/posts#comment Mon, 3 Jan 2005 20:45:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1312662/posts Capt. Dye is reporting on his weekly radio show. The crew of the USS Abraham Lincoln is forgoing fresh-water showers so that the evaporators can produce the maximum of 25,000 gallons of fresh water per day. US helicopters are not only delivering on-ship goods, but moving/delivering humanitarian supplies from charity groups. KFI Radio Los Angeles http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1312662/posts#comment Mon, 3 Jan 2005 01:31:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1312174/posts Tsunami Survivors Mob U.S. Aid Copters 38 minutes ago World - AP Asia By DENIS D. GRAY, Associated Press Writer ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN - Desperate, homeless villagers on the tsunami-ravaged island of Sumatra mobbed American helicopters carrying aid Saturday as the U.S. military launched its largest operation in the region since the Vietnam War, ferrying food and other emergency relief to survivors across the disaster zone. From dawn until sunset on New Year's Day, 12 Seahawk helicopters shuttled supplies and advance teams from offshore naval vessels while reconnaissance aircraft brought back stark images of wave-wrecked coastal landscapes and... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1312174/posts#comment Sat, 1 Jan 2005 21:59:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1312155/posts Reuters finally broke the story about USS Abraham Lincoln and it's task force bringing aid to the northern tip of Sumatra in Indonesia, and briefly mentions some of the aid being given to Sri Lanka, but there is more to the story... Resupply ships, such as AORs, are detaching themselves from the aircraft carrier task force and from Diego Garcia and are fanning out to more isolated islands and using their three launches and two helicopters to bring aid to those in need. The plan is to make two deliveries to each community they come across. The first, sadly enough,... Personal e-mails from various posts http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1312155/posts#comment Sat, 1 Jan 2005 21:06:28 GMT