USS Lincoln crisis: How it compares to past aircraft carrier deployments - Al Jazeera

This situation means real anxiety for parents, spouses, and children right here in Lubbock. They hear about these hardships and worry about their own loved ones deployed across the globe. The strain on military families, already significant, only intensifies when stories of neglect and mental health struggles emerge from active duty ships.

This extended deployment reveals the immense emotional and physical cost our service members and their families truly pay for national security.