Thailand Launches Sex Worker Crackdown as USS Abraham Lincoln Arrives

Local authorities in the Thai destination of Pattaya say they hope the USS Abraham Lincoln's brief visit will boost tourism.

Thousands of sailors and Marines serve on the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, which came into the spotlight because of a tough deployment in the war in Iran.

Democratic lawmakers have called for an investigation into conditions on the USS Abraham Lincoln following reports of food shortages, broken plumbing and mental health crises.

The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier arrived Wednesday at a port in eastern Thailand, where thousands of U.S. sailors and Marines are disembarking for the first time in more than 280 days after a record-setting deployment in the Middle East.

Aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln arrives in Thailand after months of combat in Middle East  CNN

USS Abraham Lincoln crew to dock in Thailand after 280 days  Dawn