U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has released video footage showing the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) conducting continuous flight operations in the Arabian Sea, directly countering repeated Iranian claims that the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier had been struck or disabled.
The footage, highlighted in a viral social media post on March 16, shows F/A-18 Super Hornets and F-35C Lightning II jets launching and recovering from the carrier's flight deck around the clock. CENTCOM's accompanying statement read: "USS Abraham Lincoln continues flight operations day and night during Operation Epic Fury. Sailing close to Iran, Lincoln and its embarked carrier air wing are executing back-to-back waves of strikes."
