The US is moving its last aircraft carrier out of the Pacific to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln — which is heading back after the longest American naval deployment since the Cold War. The USS George Washington is departing the the South China Sea and is set to replace the Lincoln in the Middle East after it is returning home following concerns were raised over mental health and supply issues aboard the vessel.

The war against Iran forces the US to move the USS George Washington to the Middle East while Beijing takes its ships farther from its shores. Over the past few weeks, the USS George Washington has sailed through some of the scenarios where the United States has been trying to remind China who remains the main military power in the Pacific.

Sailors and Marines line the deck of aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) as it deploys from San Diego, Jan. 3, 2021.

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The recent challenges aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln highlight the efforts the Navy goes to to keep thousands of sailors in the middle of the ocean fed for months at a time.

As the Iran War continues, with demand intensifying for US systems in both the Middle East and Ukraine, and with American arsenals running dry, Washington is having to make some hard choices. One of the hardest choices was pulling the last US aircraft carrier from the Indo-Pacific.