Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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What is it really like to spend months at sea aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier? Former Navy fighter pilot Matthew “Whiz” Buckley, who served aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, talks about the difficult conditions sailors face during long deployments as the Lincoln surpasses 250 days at sea.

Buckley also weighs in on President Donald Trump’s push to replace electromagnetic aircraft launch systems on the Navy’s newest carriers with traditional steam catapults and explains why he thinks newer technology isn’t always better.
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