THE LINCOLN BEGAN A SCHEDULED DEPLOYMENT IN NOVEMBER AND WAS REDIRECTED TO THE MIDDLE EAST IN JANUARY AHEAD OF THE U.S. WAR AGAINST IRAN. THE CARRIER AND ITS EMBARKED AIRCRAFT WERE INSTRUMENTAL TO THE U.S.’S OPERATION EPIC FURY BOMBING CAMPAIGN, AND THE SHIP HAS SINCE PARTICIPATED IN THE U.S. BLOCKADE OF IRANIAN PORTS. - WSJ