Sailor Flown Ashore After Flight Operations Injury on Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln

A sailor assigned to USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) was injured during flight operations Wednesday, the Navy announced. Lincoln was in the Arabian Sea at the time of the injury. The sailor was flown ashore to treat the injury, which was not considered life-threatening, and was in stable condition, according to a U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. Fifth Fleet post shared Thursday on social media site X. The incident was not combat-related, and an investigation is underway, reads the statement. A spokesperson for U.S. Central Command did not have additional information beyond the statement released Thursday. Lincoln is in the Arabian