Hegseth Covered Up the Real Reason the USS Lincoln Wasn’t Resupplied
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U.S. Navy UK Maritime Trade Operations Centre Houthis Iran Pentagon
Claims made
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The USS Abraham Lincoln was not able to be resupplied.
The USS Abraham Lincoln wasn’t able to be resupplied
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The U.S. Navy’s main resupply base in the Gulf of Oman was destroyed by Iranian strikes.
the U.S. Navy’s main resupply base in the Gulf of Oman was destroyed by Iranian strikes
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth chose not to make public the fact.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth chose not to make public
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From late February until June, Iran launched extensive missile and drone strikes on Naval Support Activity Bahrain
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The missile and drone strikes caused devastating damage to Naval Support Activity Bahrain.
causing devastating damage
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The Pentagon did not acknowledge the damage.
was not acknowledged by the Pentagon
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The U.S. Navy was forced to evacuate most personnel.
The U.S. Navy was forced to evacuate most personnel
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The U.S. Navy moved supply operations to a U.K. naval base on Diego Garcia.
move supply operations to a U.K. naval base on Diego Garcia
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Trump repeatedly claimed that the Strait of Hormuz was open and under U.S. control.
Trump’s repeated claims that the Strait of Hormuz was open and under U.S. control
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A ship was attacked as recently as Tuesday while attempting to exit the strait.
a ship was attacked as recently as Tuesday
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Iran-backed Houthis attacked a ship at the Bab el-Madeb Strait.
Iran-backed Houthis attacked a ship at the Bab el-Madeb Strait
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The U.S. Navy was clearly under “tremendous strain.”
the U.S. Navy was clearly under “tremendous strain”
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Family members of sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have reported food shortages.
Family members of sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln have reported food shortages
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Family members have reported sanitation issues.
sanitation issues
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The Lincoln has been without a port call for more than 200 days.
the Lincoln’s more than 200 days without a port call
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Sailors have tried to jump overboard multiple times.
sailors have tried to jump overboard
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Problems experienced by U.S. Navy service members are not confined to just one ship.
the problems experienced by U.S. Navy service members aren’t confined to just one ship
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Rhode criticized Trump’s repeated dismissal of family members’ concerns as an “unforced political error”
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Where it collides
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- Trump repeatedly claimed that the Strait of Hormuz was open and under U.S. control.
collides with Trump has stayed silent and isn’t defending his friends · So who else believes that a certain US senator definitely didn’t die of natural causes?
- Trump repeatedly claimed that the Strait of Hormuz was open and under U.S. control.
collides with Iranian forces shut the Strait of Hormuz to all shipping · The Strait of Hormuz and the Goods That Flow Through It
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