After a record-long deployment in the Middle East and a several-week journey back home to Naval Air Station North Island, Coronado-based aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln will be moving its homeport to the Pacific Northwest later this year.
The Navy announced Oct. 19 that the ship will move to Bremerton, Washington to complete a “long-planned maintenance availability.”
“The relocation will be executed as a permanent change of station (PCS) for the crew and family members,” the statement said.
The Lincoln has been stationed at North Island since 2020, operating in the Indo-Pacific and Middle Eastern theaters. It left North Island quietly at the end of November last year to assist in the U.S.-Israel war against Iran, helping blockade the Strait of Hormuz earlier.
The carrier returned to a homecoming celebration at the beginning of October after spending over 300 days out at sea, prompting conversations around extended deployments and mental and physical well-being.
A change in home port means relocation for more than 3,000 Navy sailors and their families. The Lincoln also houses an air wing of almost 2,500 personnel and 90 fixed wing and helicopters.
The Navy didn’t announce when the Lincoln would begin its departure but explained in a news release that “home port shifts are part of the Navy’s continued commitment to the strategic dispersal of ships.”
“Regularly scheduled depot-level maintenance maximizes the lifespan of our Navy vessels,” the Navy said.
