@jolyonUSS George Washington is steaming in to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln, which has logged over 250 days at sea. That duration stands as a modern record stretch with almost no port calls. During the deployment there were reports of jump attempts and supply headaches, though the Pentagon maintains the worst claims are overblown. Precision munitions including Tomahawks, JASSMs, THAAD, and Patriots are down hard. Years are needed to rebuild stocks even as production ramps up. Swapping ships buys a little time while the real outcome sees a fleet and arsenal running thinner than planned.

@jolyonUSS George Washington is steaming in to relieve USS Abraham Lincoln, which has logged over 250 days at sea. That duration stands as a modern record stretch with almost no port calls. During the deployment there were reports of jump attempts and supply headaches, though the Pentagon maintains the worst claims are overblown. Precision munitions including Tomahawks, JASSMs, THAAD, and Patriots are down hard. Years are needed to rebuild stocks even as production ramps up. Swapping ships buys a little time while the real outcome sees a fleet and arsenal running thinner than planned.