USS Abraham Lincoln to remain in Middle East amid rising tensions

The aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln will stay in the Middle East as the U.S. bolsters its forces in the region, the Pentagon said Sunday.

The announcement comes amid heightened tensions between Israel and Hezbollah, following strikes in Lebanon and the death of the militant group’s leader Hassan Nasrallah.

U.S. Forces have surged to the region as concerns continue about an all-out war between Iran and Israel.

The Lincoln arrived in the Middle East in August to replace the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt after Lincoln was operating in the Indo-Pacific Region. The Lincoln is equipped with F-35C and F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets.