The Navy is considering changing the homeport of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln from San Diego to Bremerton, Wash., which would leave only two flattops based in Southern California.
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The carrier “(Ronald) Reagan’s going to stay here and I believe the Abraham Lincoln will probably change ports to here as well,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle said on June 3 while visiting the Bremerton area.
Caudle’s remarks came during a recorded video interview with the Kitsap Sun newspaper.
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The Lincoln is currently leading a carrier strike group in the Middle East.
The carrier moved from Norfolk, Va., to San Diego Bay in 2020, where it has been a familiar sight at Naval Air Station North Island. The base also is the home to the carriers USS Theodore Roosevelt, which is preparing for deployment, and USS Carl Vinson.
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