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US sailor sustained non-combat injury aboard USS Abraham Lincoln: Fifth Fleet
Manama, March 26 (AFP) Mar 26, 2026
An American sailor was injured aboard an aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea in a non-combat related incident, the US Navy in the Middle East said on Thursday.

"A U.S. Navy Sailor was injured aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) while the aircraft carrier was conducting flight operations in the Arabian Sea on March 25. The injury is not combat-related nor life threatening," the Fifth Fleet said in a statement on X.

"The Sailor has been transported ashore for additional medical care and remains in stable condition," it added.

The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group has been conducting strike missions as part of the US-Israeli war in Iran.

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