Navy Carrier’s Problems Are Tied to Attacks on U.S. Base Early in War
Diego Garcia, a tiny island 2,200 miles from the Gulf of Oman, took over as the Navy’s logistics hub after Iran damaged a base in Bahrain.
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By John Ismay
As a naval officer, John Ismay completed a 239-day deployment from 2009 to 2010 aboard the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Nimitz, and deployed to Diego Garcia briefly in early 2002 after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Aug. 14, 2026
Updated 6:35 p.m. ETThe aircraft carrier U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln’s supply problems began soon after the first day of the war, as Iranian missiles and attack drones fell on a Navy base in Bahrain.
The Iranian attack, retaliation for the U.S.-Israeli assault on Tehran, destroyed much of the base. And as it went up in smoke, so did a major logistics hub that the Navy has relied on for decades.
The Navy needed a Plan B to continue feeding the sailors working around the clock to keep warplanes flying strike …More