PNN – The New York Times reported that logistical problems for the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln began shortly after the first day of the war, following Iranian missile and drone attacks on the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network; the New York Times wrote that the logistical issues for the Abraham Lincoln arose immediately after Iran—in retaliation for an attack by the U.S. and the Zionist regime on Tehran—destroyed a major portion of the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.
The report states that with the destruction of this base, one of the key logistical hubs upon which the Navy had relied for decades was also lost.
According to The New York Times, following these attacks, the U.S. Navy required a “Plan B” to continue meeting the logistical needs of the sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln. Despite the threat of Iranian attacks on other regional ports, the Pentagon selected a British-commanded base on the island of Diego Garcia as its supply hub. The island is located south of the Maldives, approximately 2,200 miles from the area where two carrier strike groups were operating in the Gulf of Oman. This base, too, was subsequently targeted by missile attacks.
According to the report, the loss of the Bahrain hub has exacerbated a series of problems reported aboard the ships supporting operations against Iran; in this regard, Democratic senators are expressing concerns regarding the 5,000 crew members of the USS Lincoln and their deployment, which has lasted nearly nine months.
Senator Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut, stated in a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth that the reported issues included shortages of essential items and a deterioration in the mental health of crew members.