The USS Lincoln docked in California on Thursday ending a record deployment of 265 days of uninterrupted time at sea marked by reports of deteriorating conditions onboard. Crew members were reunited with family they had not seen in nearly a year after their mission was prolonged by the war in Iran.
Thousands of emotional reunions unfolded Thursday as the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose lengthy deployment in the Gulf supporting President Donald Trump's war on Iran sparked fears for its crew's welfare, arrived back in its home port.