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A welcome sign is seen as the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier returns to the San Diego Bay after deployment Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in San Diego. | Photo: AP/Karl Anderson
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Sailor Lawrence Kwakye, left, greets his wife, Wanda Kwakye after the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier returned to Naval Air Station North Island after deployment Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Coronado, Calif. | Photo: AP/Gregory Bull
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Sailor Maria Villa, left, kisses her wife, Lucy Villas after the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier returned to Naval Air Station North Island after deployment Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Coronado, Calif. | Photo: AP/Gregory Bull
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Erbin Dela Cruz, right, is greeted by his mother Ana Dela Cruz after the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier returned to Naval Air Station North Island after deployment Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Coronado, Calif. | Photo: AP/Gregory Bull
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Family and friends cheer as the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier returns to Naval Air Station North Island after deployment Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Coronado, Calif. | Photo: AP/Gregory Bull
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Sailor Joey Montemarano, from left, greets his daughter, Madeline Montemarano, 9 months old, and his wife Crysta Montemarano after the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier returned to Naval Air Station North Island after deployment Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Coronado, Calif. | Photo: AP/Gregory Bull
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Sailors disembark the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier after it returned to Naval Air Station North Island after deployment Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Coronado, Calif. | Photo: AP/Gregory Bull
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Family and friends await the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier's return to Naval Air Station North Island after deployment Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in Coronado, Calif. | Photo: AP/Gregory Bull
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The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier returns to the San Diego Bay after deployment Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in San Diego. | Photo: AP/Karl Anderson
