India, Sept. 2 -- The USS Abraham Lincoln, a US Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, has arrived at Thailand's Laem Chabang port after spending 286 consecutive days at sea. The carrier is carrying around 5,000 sailors and Marines, who will now get a rare five-day break for rest and recuperation.

The aircraft carrier reached Thailand on Wednesday, September 2, after an unusually long deployment that included operations in the Middle East. The ship was originally deployed in November 2025 and was later redirected from its planned mission in the Pacific as the US military campaign against Iran intensified. The five-day port visit is the first full port call since the deployment began. Thai officials said the stop is meant mainly for rest,...