The USS Abraham Lincoln’s troubles are emblematic of a broader problem.
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Ten aviators killed or missing, six imprisoned, four enlisted sailors lost in mishaps, and 20 aircraft destroyed: That was the price paid by the USS Midway during history’s longest aircraft carrier deployment, from April 1972 to March 1973. Imagine if the USS Abraham Lincoln, which left the Middle East this week after more than 270 days at sea, returned without two of its four fighter squadrons.
Stephen Walsh is a veteran of both the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy now residing in Marin County, California. He is a former naval flight officer who graduated from Topgun and the Naval War College.
