WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- Sen. Alex Padilla issued the following press release:
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) joined U.S. Representatives Scott Peters (D-Calif.-50), Juan Vargas (D-Calif.-52), Mike Levin (D-Calif.-49), and Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.-51) in a letter to the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (OIG) to request information regarding the USS Abraham Lincoln and Carrier Strike Group 3 (CSG-3)'s extended deployment. The ships departed San Diego on November 21, 2025, and continued to be deployed well beyond their originally anticipated return, including more than 200 consecutive days at sea.
"We write to request that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (OIG) ...