Six-month deployments used to be the standard, but operational demands and too few carriers have led to missions lasting eight and even nine months, impacting crew morale and ship maintenance schedules.
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Peter Suciu,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
Their personalities define their crews, their missions, and the stories fans return to again and again.
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