USS Lincoln Sailors Describe Toll of Deployment
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The USS Abraham Lincoln’s crew received a long-awaited port visit in Thailand after a 286-day deployment that included a modern-era record of 264 consecutive days at sea and months of combat operations in the Middle East. Joining Bloomberg This Weekend is Bloomberg News Southeast Asia Reporter Philip Heijmans who recently returned from Thailand and says sailors described food shortages, limited communications with family and uncertainty over their return, while many also expressed pride in their mission. -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video? Subscribe and turn on notifications so you don't miss any videos from Bloomberg Markets & Finance: https://tinyurl.com/ysu5b8a9 Visit http://www.bloomberg.com for business news & analysis, up-to-the-minute market data, features, profiles and more. Connect with Bloomberg Television on: X: https://twitter.com/BloombergTV Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BloombergTelevision Instagram: https://www.instagram.
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