CORONADO, Calif. (CNS) – The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier is expected to arrive in the San Diego area Thursday after a near-record deployment in the Middle East, according to multiple reports Sunday.
The carrier will arrive at Naval Air Station North Island at about noon Thursday. The U.S. Navy has not officially confirmed that date, but is expected to make the official announcement Monday or Tuesday.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is the flagship of San Diego-based Carrier Strike Group 3, which supported military operations during the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran, dubbed Operation Epic Fury…