Where Is The USS Abraham Lincoln Now? On Monday, the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln departed its homeport of San Diego for a routine deployment with its carrier strike group.
The carrier’s commanding officer
Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt, is the first woman to command a nuclear carrier in US Navy history, taking command in August 2021. She previously served as the carrier’s executive officer between 2016 and 2019, after commanding Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 70 and the amphibious transport dock San Diego.
“These sailors are incredible professionals who have trained exceptionally hard to ensure they are ready for any operational obligations required of us on deployment,” Bauernschmidt said in a Navy news release. “They are absolutely prepared for today’s deployment, and I have no doubt they will represent our nation proudly as we defend our national interests.”“These sailors are incredible professionals who have trained exceptionally hard to ensure they are ready for any operational obligations required of us on deployment,” Bauernschmidt said in a Navy news release. “They are absolutely prepared for today’s deployment, and I have no doubt they will represent our nation proudly as we defend our national interests.”
The Lincoln is deploying with Carrier Air Wing 9, which includes Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 — the Marine Corps’ first F-35C Lightning II stealth fighter jet squadron.
The squadron wrapped up a final integrated training cycle with the Lincoln and the carrier strike group in December 2021, after becoming ready for a carrier deployment and full combat operations in July 2021.
“Our squadron is proud to have pioneered the F-35C program through the stand-up and transition to the DoD’s newest fighter aircraft,” Major Zachary P. Hartnett, executive officer of VMFA-314, said in a Marine Corps news release in December. “Completing this phase of training now allows our squadron to shift our focus to the next task at hand, the Marine Corps’ first deployment aboard an aircraft carrier with the F-35C Lightning II early next year.”
The Lincoln’s carrier strike group also includes the guided-missile cruiser Mobile Bay, and the guided-missile destroyers Fitzgerald, Gridley, Sampson and Spruance.
The Lincoln last deployed in April 2019 from Norfolk, Virginia, where the carrier was previously homeported. The carrier conducted a 10-month deployment — after being extended twice — and arrived at Naval Air Station North Island in Jan. 2020.
