US Carrier Abraham LincolnIranian media has claimed that seven U.S. Navy personnel were killed and several others wounded in a violent brawl aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, an allegation that has not been independently confirmed by the U.S. Navy or corroborated by major U.S. military news outlets. The reports have intensified scrutiny of conditions aboard the carrier, which has spent an unusually long period operating away from home. More than 200 family members recently confronted senior Navy officials in San Diego over the deployment. The USS Abraham Lincoln has been supporting U.S. military operations in the Middle East involving Iran. The Navy is preparing the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group to relieve the Lincoln, although officials have declined to provide a timeline, citing operational security.