US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln returned to San Diego on Thursday after supporting the US war against Iran. The aircraft carrier spent a record 265 consecutive days at sea amid reports of difficult conditions for its crew. US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the carrier on Wednesday to present its crew with the Presidential Unit Citation, the highest military award given to a unit. He rejected suggestions that the ship had become "a symbol of dysfunction or a symbol of low morale or a symbol of a failed mission.” The carrier attracted national attention following reports of stress, mental health concerns and shortages of food and hygiene products during its deployment.
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