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Hegseth greets USS Abraham Lincoln near the end of record long deployment
KABC / ABC7 Los Angeles and Straight Arrow News describe the same event in different terms.
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What happenedThe USS Lincoln carrier strike group will return to its homeport of San Diego, concluding a 10-month deployment where it played a key role in the war with Iran.
The headline splitKABC / ABC7 Los Angeles frames it as "Hegseth greets USS Abraham Lincoln near the end of record long deployment". Straight Arrow News frames it as "Hegseth welcomes USS Abraham Lincoln crew home after 300-day deployment".
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CenterHegseth greets USS Abraham Lincoln near the end of record long deployment
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Hegseth greets USS Abraham Lincoln near the end of record long deployment
The USS Lincoln carrier strike group will return to its homeport of San Diego, concluding a 10-month deployment where it played a key role in the war with Iran.
Hegseth greets USS Abraham Lincoln near the end of record long deployment
The USS Lincoln carrier strike group will return to its homeport of San Diego, concluding a 10-month deployment where it played a key role in the war with Iran.
Hegseth greets USS Abraham Lincoln near the end of record long deployment
The USS Lincoln carrier strike group will return to its homeport of San Diego, concluding a 10-month deployment where it played a key role in the war with Iran.
Hegseth greets USS Abraham Lincoln near the end of record long deployment
The USS Lincoln carrier strike group will return to its homeport of San Diego, concluding a 10-month deployment where it played a key role in the war with Iran.
Hegseth greets USS Abraham Lincoln near the end of record long deployment
The USS Lincoln carrier strike group will return to its homeport of San Diego, concluding a 10-month deployment where it played a key role in the war with Iran.
