{"id":11199,"date":"2019-11-20T20:25:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-20T20:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/11\/20\/carrier-abraham-lincoln-transits-strait-of-hormuz-for-the-first-time-since-deployment\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:09:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:09:25","slug":"carrier-abraham-lincoln-transits-strait-of-hormuz-for-the-first-time-since-deployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/11\/20\/carrier-abraham-lincoln-transits-strait-of-hormuz-for-the-first-time-since-deployment\/","title":{"rendered":"Carrier transits Strait of Hormuz for the first time since deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates \u2014 A U.S. aircraft carrier ordered by the White House to rapidly deploy to the Mideast over a perceived threat from Iran has transited the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since its deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U.S. Navy says the carrier Abraham Lincoln transited the strait on Tuesday, making its way to the Persian Gulf<\/a>. The carrier left Norfolk, Virginia, in April and was diverted to the Middle East in May, but it had remained in the Arabian Sea, avoiding passage through the strait that borders Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\t