I heard the Obama DOD was already planning to skip the planned refueling of the Lincoln and sending it to early retirement as part of the DOD budget cuts. That was several months ago so I don't know where that stands.
If they really do retire the Lincoln early, it doesn't make much sense to do an extra refueling of an older hull.
35 posted on 08/05/2009 7:53:53 PM PDT by Al B.
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I heard the Obama DOD was already planning to skip the planned refueling of the Lincoln and sending it to early retirement as part of the DOD budget cuts. That was several months ago so I don't know where that stands.
Lincoln's refueling is already scheduled, and Everett is fighting hard to make sure she comes back once its complete: link
43 posted on 08/05/2009 8:08:28 PM PDT by tanknetter