US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln leaves Persian Gulf
WASHINGTON (AFP) Apr 12, 2003 The US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln and its battle group of naval escorts have left the Persian Gulf as part of a progressive US naval withdrawal from the region, a senior US military source said Saturday.
The aircraft carriers Kitty Hawk, Constellation, and Theodore Roosevelt and their respective battle groups may also leave the region shortly in a gradual scaling down of forces, said Vice Admiral Timothy Keating.
