Reports of deteriorating living conditions and poor mental health on board the carrier since it first deployed to sea last November made headlines in the United States, provoking criticism of President Donald Trump's war against Iran. The deployment kept sailors at sea for more than 250 consecutive days without port visits, setting a modern Navy record during months of combat operations in the Middle East Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Reports of deteriorating living conditions and poor mental health on board the carrier since it first deployed to sea last November made headlines in the United States, provoking criticism of President Donald Trump's war against Iran.S1

• The deployment kept sailors at sea for more than 250 consecutive days without port visits, setting a modern Navy record during months of combat operations in the Middle EastS2