Carrier Fatigue: The Unseen Toll of Endless Deployments The United States Navy's aircraft carriers are the crown jewels of American naval power.
But their prolonged deployments have become a ticking time bomb for the sailors and Marines who serve on them.
The USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been at sea for an unprecedented 266 days, will soon head home, but its crew will be replaced by those on the USS George Washington, which is already en route to the Middle East.