Emotional scenes as US aircraft carrier returns home after record 260 consecutive days at sea

USS Abraham Lincoln left California in November 2025 for duty in the South China Sea before being rerouted to the Middle EastAfter nine gruelling months away that totalled 260 unbroken days on the open ocean tears and desperate tight hugs broke when the USS Abraham Lincoln finally docked.Some sailors retuned to greet their newborn children for this first time including Larry Kennard who is pictured cradling his 4 month old son Larry Kennard III.