The USS Abraham Lincoln sails in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on March 10, 2026. A sailor was injured aboard the ship Wednesday in a non-combat related incident during flight operations in the Arabian Sea, according to Navy officials. (U.S. Navy)
A U.S. sailor aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln was injured Wednesday during flight operations on the aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, according to the Navy.
The sailor is in stable condition and was transported off the ship for additional medical care, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/U.S. 5th Fleet said in a statement Thursday.
The Navy did not say how the sailor was injured or what type of injury they suffered. The noncombat-related injury was not life-threatening, according to the statement.
The circumstances of the incident are being investigated, NAVCENT/5th Fleet said in the statement.
The incident marks the fourth sailor reported injured aboard an aircraft carrier in recent weeks as Navy ships in the Middle East support Operation Epic Fury, the ongoing U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran.
A March 12 fire aboard USS Gerald R. Ford injured three sailors as the aircraft carrier operated in the Red Sea. Two of the sailors subsequently returned to duty, while the third was reported in stable condition last week after being flown off the ship for treatment.
On Monday, the Navy announced that Ford had left the Middle East, arriving at U.S. Naval Support Activity Souda Bay on the Greek island of Crete for maintenance and repairs.
Officials have offered no details on the cause of the fire, saying it remains under investigation. The blaze originated in Ford’s main laundry area, destroying about 100 beds in a berthing area and displacing about 600 sailors.
