USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)

09/13/2026

Launch complete 🔥
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🎥 by: MCSN Hannah Tross

09/07/2026

Back underway! 🌊

Thank you Thailand for the unforgettable hospitality and memories! 🇹🇭

🎥 by: MC3 Castro

09/07/2026

Goodbye, Thailand! 🇹🇭

Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 3, and embarked staffs and accompanying strike group units departed Thailand following a scheduled port visit, Sept. 6. Sailors and Marines got to experience Thai culture and hospitality and participate in a friendly soccer match while inport.

For more, check out https://www.dvidshub.net/news/574034/abraham-lincoln-carrier-strike-group-departs-thailand!

09/02/2026

Sawasdee, Thailand! 👋🇹🇭

Elements of the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (ABECSG), including Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), the embarked staffs of CSG-3, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, and Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 21, and the nine squadrons of CVW-9 arrived in Laem Chabang, Thailand, while Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG 121) docked in nearby Sriracha, for scheduled port visits, Sept. 2, 2026.

Es**rt Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) also arrived in Map Ta Phut, Thailand for their own scheduled port visit.

“Our arrival in Laem Chabang provides a well-deserved opportunity for our Sailors and Marines to rest and recharge. It also underscores the strong and enduring partnership and alliance between the United States and Thailand,” said Rear Adm. Robert E. Loughran, commander, Carrier Strike Group 3. “What this strike group has accomplished is truly historic. I could not be prouder of the exceptional professionalism and expertise demonstrated by every member of this team during our operations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.”

For more, check out our DVIDS page!

08/30/2026

“Just because it’s hard, that doesn’t mean it’s impossible.”

08/29/2026

Navy Chief, Navy Pride! ⚓️

FY27 Chief select season is in full swing aboard Abraham Lincoln! 💪

08/27/2026

maintainers have demonstrated exceptional skill and dedication, logging over 176,221 man-hours on critical aviation equipment, repairing 1,739 parts, and building and testing 198 modular engine components.

Behind every aircraft that gets airborne is a team making sure the equipment needed to maintain, move, power, service and protect those aircraft, is ready to go.

No air support without ground support! 🔨

08/26/2026

Barbecue at sea! 🇺🇸

enjoyed a well deserved “steel cave” picnic in the hangar bay, along with sports, games and music.

Thanks to our Morale, Welfare, and Recreation (MWR) team for an awesome event!

08/25/2026